OVERVIEW - The draft provides for basic
protections against arbitrary detention and torture and for some
economic rights. But, according to New York-based Human Rights Watch, it
fails to end military trials of civilians or to protect freedom of
expression and religion.
* POWERS -
The constitution limits the president to two four-year terms. The
president must secure parliament's approval for his choice of prime
minister. The head of state can declare war with parliament's approval,
but must consult a newly defined national defense council, in which
generals outnumber civilians.
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RELIGION - Sharia, or Islamic law, remains the main source of
legislation. Al-Azhar, Sunni Islam's top authority, is to be consulted
on "matters related to sharia". In personal status affairs, Christians
and Jews would follow their religious codes. Religious freedom is
limited to Muslims, Christians and Jews.
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WOMEN'S RIGHTS - The draft drops an earlier article linking women's
rights to sharia. But it does not mention women in an article
prohibiting discrimination, saying only: "Citizens are equal before the
law and equal in rights and obligations without discrimination."
(Reporting by David Cutler, London Editorial Reference Unit, Editing by
Mark Heinrich)
http://www.reuters.com/article/2012/11/30/us-egypt-constitution-points-idUSBRE8AT0X520121130
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