Starting from January the 18th, 2014, those accused of criminal cases have the right to appeal the rulings issued against them, in accordance with Law no.1 of 2024 amending some provisions of the Criminal Procedure law, which came in implementation of the constitutional entitlement contained in Article no.240 of the Egyptian Constitution, the article that granted the government ten years’ time limit to regulate the right to two-level litigation in criminal cases, a right that was approved by Article no.196 of the Constitution.
Enforcing the Right to Appeal on Rulings of Criminal Lawsuits
