Egyptian courts, 1971–1996: the reemergence of liberal legality

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In 1969, Egypt's political leaders made the decision to bring the judiciary under executive domination. More than any specific rulings made by the courts, the move seemed to stem from the corporate independence of the judges coupled with the ideological clash between the liberal legality of the judiciary and the aspirations of the regime for socialist transformation. Yet the commitment of the regime to socialist ideology was never unqualified, and it began to diminish rapidly in the 1970s. Indeed, official ideology gradually placed greater emphasis on the rule of law, democracy, and the independence of the judiciary. From 1971 on, the several measures taken during the massacre of the judiciary were either undone or transformed beyond recognition. By the mid-1980s, Egypt's judges had gained more ground than they had lost in 1969 in their efforts to assert their independence and corporate interests. While the impact of the measures taken in 1969 were potentially farreaching, the actual i

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