RUDN Journal of LawRUDN Journal of LawВестник Российского университета дружбы народов. Серия: Юридические науки2313-23372408-9001Peoples’ Friendship University of Russia named after Patrice Lumumba (RUDN University)5872ArticlesСтатьиResearch ArticleThe new Constitution of the Arab Republic of Egypt of 2014 in the light of the former Constitution of 2012 and International Human Rights StandardsНовая Конституция Арабской Республики Египет 2014 г. через призму прежней Конституции 2012 г. и международных стандартов по правам человекаAbashidzeA KhАбашидзеАслан ХусейновичDepartment of International LawКафедра международного права Юридического институтаaslan.abashidze@gmail.comOcheretyanayaO VОчеретянаяОльга ВасильевнаDepartment for the examination of criminal law mattersОтдел рассмотрения жалоб по уголовно-правовым вопросамreed@inbox.ruFGBOU VPO «Peoples’ friendship university of Russia» Russian Federation MinistryФГБОУ ВПО «Российский университет дружбы народов» Минобрнауки РоссииOffice of the Representative of the Russian Federation at the European Court of Human Rights - deputy Minister of Justice of the Russian Federation Ministry of Justice of the Russian FederationАппарат Уполномоченного Российской Федерации при Европейском Суде по правам человека - заместителя Министра юстиции Российской Федерации Министерства юстиции Российской Федерации150220152NO2 (2015)№2 (2015)334007092016Copyright ©; 2016, Legal ScienceCopyright ©; 2016, Юридические науки2016Legal ScienceЮридические наукиhttps://journals.rudn.ru/law/article/view/5872The present article focuses on the political and legal situation with regard to human rights and freedoms in the Arab Republic of Egypt after the overthrow of the President Mohammed Mursi. The article analyzes the new Constitution of the Arab Republic of Egypt of 2014, the basic human rights and freedoms enshrined therein, the hypothetic difficulties of its implementation, as well as contains a comparative analysis of its provisions with those of the previous Constitution of the Arab Republic of Egypt of 2012 and international human rights standarts.Статья посвящена политико-правовой ситуации, связанной с правами и свободами человека в Арабской Республике Египет после свержения Президента Мохаммеда Мурси. В статье анализируется новая Конституция Арабской Республики Египет 2014 г., закрепленные в ней основные права и свободы человека, предполагаемые трудности в ее реализации, а также производится сравнительный анализ ее положений с положениями предыдущей Конституции Арабской Республики Египет 2012 г. и международными стандартами по правам человека.human rights and freedomsConstitutionArab Republic of EgyptIslamправа и свободы человекаконституцияАрабская Республика Египетислам1.Pravitel’stvo Egipta oficial’no objavilo «Brat’ev-musul’man» terroristicheskoj organizaciej [The Government of Egypt officially declares the Muslim Brotherhood terrorist organisation] // ITAR TASS Informacionnoe agentstvo Rossii [TASS Russian News Agency]. 25 December 2013. 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