Judiciary and Public Prosecution

Judiciary and Public Prosecution

Judiciary and Public Prosecution

Judiciary and Public Prosecution

- Constitution of Egypt

Section 2: Judiciary and public prosecution

Article 172: Mandate of the courts

Courts adjudicate all disputes and crimes except for matters that are to be decidedby another judicial body. The judiciary settles any disputes relating to the affairs ofits members.

Article 173: Public prosecution
The public prosecution is an integral part of the judiciary. It is responsible forinvestigating, pressing charges and following up in all criminal cases except what isexempted by law. The law establishes the public prosecution’s other competencies.

Public prosecution is carried out by a Prosecutor General who is appointed by thePresident of the Republic, based on the selection of the Supreme Judicial Councilfrom among the Deputies to the President of the Court of Cassation, the Presidentsof the Court of Appeals and Assistant Prosecutor Generals, for a period of four years,or for the period remaining until retirement age, whichever comes first, and onlyonce during a judge’s career.


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