Arbejdet foregår under stort tidspres og med truslen om en retskendelse, der kender nøglekomiteen ugyldig – og meget står på spil i det toneangivende land i Mellemøsten, hvor islamister vil høres og f.eks. landets kristne koptere er urolige for fremtiden.
CAIRO, 7 August 2012 (IRIN) – The drafting of Egypt’s new constitution has been a hotbed of contention (strid) – like the rest of the country’s politics since former President Hosni Mubarak was ousted from power last year.
The temporary suspension of a court case against the constitutional assembly (forfatningsgivende forsamling) gives the committee two months to draft the document and put it to a national referendum before the committee risks being dissolved once more on the grounds that it was created illegally.
Analysts worry that, in its race against time, the 100-member committee, dominated by Islamist parties but including lawmakers, legal experts and representatives of state institutions, will not give due attention to issues that will define the country’s future.
“We are in bad need for a constitution that recognizes the rights of all citizens, regardless of which religion they follow, where they live, or whether they are men, women or children,” Gamal Zahran, a political science professor at Helwan University, told IRIN.
“I have hopes that the members of the committee will overcome their ideological affiliations and put the interests of their country into account. Egypt stands to lose if its new constitution does not achieve social justice”, noted he.
The new constitution is an important step in the transition to civilian rule laid out by the Supreme Council of the Armed Forces, which took over from Mubarak in February 2011.
How will religion inform the new constitution?
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