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Supreme Constitutional Court | |
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المحكمة الدستورية العليا | |
29°58′8″N 31°14′23″E / 29.96889°N 31.23972°E | |
Established | 1979 |
Location | Cairo |
Coordinates | 29°58′8″N 31°14′23″E / 29.96889°N 31.23972°E |
Authorized by | 1971 Constitution Law No. 48/1979 |
Number of positions | 21 |
President | |
Currently | Boulos Fahmy Eskandar |
Since | 9 February 2022 |
The Supreme Constitutional Court (Arabic: المحكمة الدستورية العليا, Al Mahkama Al Dustūrīya El ‘Ulyā) is an independent judicial body in Egypt, located in the Cairo suburb of Maadi.
The Supreme Constitutional Court is the highest judicial power. It alone undertakes the judicial control in respect of the constitutionality of the laws and regulations and undertakes the interpretation of the legislative texts in the manner prescribed by law. In addition, the court is empowered to settle competence disputes between the judicial and the administrative courts.
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