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Image source By Barry Blitt.Judicial coup in Egypt: Egyptian Constitution Court dissolves parliament
- A panel of judges appointed by Egypt’s ousted president, Hosni Mubarak, threw the nation’s troubled transition to democracy into grave doubt Thursday with rulings that dissolved the popularly elected Parliament and allowed the toppled government’s last prime minister to run for president, escalating a struggle by remnants of the old elite to block Islamists from coming to power.
- The rulings by Egypt’s Supreme Constitutional Court were quickly condemned as a “coup” by Islamists, liberals and scholars.
- The court’s action, coming two days before a presidential runoff, set up a showdown with the Islamists who controlled Parliament. They said Thursday night that they refused to dissolve the legislature and vowed to win the presidency despite the signs of opposition within the government overseeing the vote. Quotes from this New York Times article.
- for Thailand, military coups are just too messy (from problems internationally and over legitimacy). A judicial coup can also be messy, but it has the air of legitimacy about it…. » The full Asian Correspondent article - By Bangkok Pundit - June 15, 2012.
Thailand's Constitutional Court stops parliamentary debate on amending the military created Thai Constitution
- What do last week’s Democrat party antics and the court accepting the petition mean for any back room deals? Another judicial coup? Probably not –
- if you think of the push back of the court merely accepting the petition, now imagine if they were to rule against the amendments
- and then dissolve Puea Thai and ban all the executives what kind of a shit storm that would create – but things are up in the air until the decision is handed down…. » The full Asian Correspondent article - By Bangkok Pundit June 6, 2012.
- The New York Times - Learning Network - Judges on Trial -
Overview | In this lesson, students investigate how different branches of government affect or aid the appointment of a Supreme Court justice nominee and the responsibilities of a judge. Go to this Law and Society Lesson.
