Justice at a Crossroads

The Legal Profession and the Rule of Law in New EgyptA new report from the International Bar Association's Human Rights Institute (IBAHRI) is calling on Egypt's transitional military government, future parliament and the Egyptian Bar Association (EBA) to undertake wide-ranging reform to strengthen the rule of law in the new Egypt, as reported in the last issue of The Oath. Here, we present an executive overview of the report.

On January 25, 2011, Egypt became the second country to join the democratic ‘Arab Spring' movement, after Tunisia. The people of Egypt, led by a youth movement, took to the streets demanding change and a transition to democracy that would respect the rule of law and human rights. Today, Egypt is at a crossroads.