The Translation of Law No. 58 of 1937 provides an English version of Egypt’s main criminal legislation, the Penal Code. Law No. 58 of 1937 came into force on 15 October 1937 and replaced the criminal codes previously applied before the Native Courts and Mixed Courts.

The Translation of Law No. 82 of 2016 provides an English translation of Egypt’s law on combating illegal migration and migrant smuggling. Law No. 82 of 2016 was enacted to establish a comprehensive legal framework for combating illegal migration, criminalizing migrant-smuggling activities, protecting smuggled migrants, and strengthening national and international cooperation in addressing transnational organized crime related to migration.

On September 5th, 2020, President Abdel Fattah Al-Sisi promulgated Law No. 188 of 2020, regulating contracts for public authorities.

This Translation of Law No. 174 of 2025 presents an English version of the Criminal Procedures Code.

In recent years, the issue of bullying has emerged as a growing concern in Egyptian society, with alarming increases in incidents reported across various sectors, including schools, universities, and the workplace.

On September 5th, 2020, President Abdel Fattah Al-Sisi promulgated Law No. 188 of 2020, regulating contracts for public authorities.

The principle is that anyone who voluntarily consumes a narcotic or intoxicating substance, with full awareness of its nature, is responsible for the crimes committed under its influence.

Bribery, constituting a white-collar crime, is internationally known as a crime of influence, defined in its simplest form as influencing the actions of officials or others in return for any item of value.

Understanding the legal consequences of hiding stolen property under Egyptian law is crucial.

When informants report to authorities, they can avoid criminal charges even if they have committed a crime. Leniency to criminal informants is given based on legal policy and public interest.

The concept of confession is arguably one of the highest echelons of human rights and individual freedom, due to its role in determining criminal responsibility.

Forgery, can be defined as tampering with information through deletion, addition, or alteration in a manner that causes fundamental, change by one of the ways stipulated by law.

The principle of criminal legality is one of the pillars upon which criminal legislation is drafted. This principle is defined in practice as No Crime or Punishment Without Legal Provision supporting these acts.

Egypt, like many other countries, operates under the principle that individuals' innocence is presumed until proven guilty. This is the same regardless of whether the individual in question is a suspect or the...

Confession is regarded as the strongest means of evidence, upon which a judge is prompted to issue a particular verdict for conviction.

Pursuant to the constitutional obligations contained in Articles Nos. 96 and 240 of the current Constitution of the Arab Republic of Egypt, issued on January 18, 2014...

Interrogation is one of the many tools which can be used within an investigation, and many would argue that it is in fact, the most important method available...

Public Funds Appropriation Crimes takes place once such funds has been taken by stealth, force, or deception with the intent of wasting the state's funds.

This article sheds light on the practical steps being taken to ensure that women's rights are protected by state legislation.

Crime of theft by coercion occurs when the criminal intent to commit the punishable act is present in the perpetrator, knowing at the time of the act that they are wrongfully appropriating something owned by a third party...