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What is the name of the judicial institution, established by the 1971 constitution, that rules on the constitutionality of laws and is the highest court in the land?
Answer: The Supreme Constitutional Court — The Supreme Constitutional Court (al-Mahkama al-Dusturiya al-'Ulya), established in 1979 and housed in an iconic neo-pharaonic building on the Maadi Corniche, has the exclusive power of judicial review — it declares laws unconstitutional and its rulings are final and binding on all state authorities.
- A The Supreme Constitutional Court ✓
- B The Court of Cassation
- C The State Council
- D The High Administrative Court
The Supreme Constitutional Court (al-Mahkama al-Dusturiya al-'Ulya), established in 1979 and housed in an iconic neo-pharaonic building on the Maadi Corniche, has the exclusive power of judicial review — it declares laws unconstitutional and its rulings are final and binding on all state authorities.