Quick Reactions to Egypt’s New Draft Constitution

<p><em><strong>By Nathan Brown</strong></em></p><p>A verson of the new draft Constitution has been published this morning in Egypt. Al-Shuruq says that it is still undergoing linguistic correction, and the draft as published has some gaps, so it is not clear how authoritative it is. While I have not gone through the draft in careful detail, here are some quick preliminary reactions. No doubt others will offer fuller analyses as events unfold (my advice: keep an eye out for Zaid al-Ali of IDEA for careful analysis that combines legal knowledge that I lack with a realistic but dispassionate political perspective.) But with those caveats, here goes:</p><p>&nbsp;</p>
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