Tech and Law

Modern Work Patterns in the New Labor Law: Between Legislative Recognition and Implementation Challenges

September 22, 2025

This paper provides a critical analysis of how platform workers are positioned within the new Labor Law, highlighting shortcomings that may leave them vulnerable. It also presents practical proposals to bridge these gaps, ensuring the protection of workers’ fundamental rights in the context of an accelerating digital economy.

Rethinking Cybercrime: New Crimes or New Technologies for Old Crimes?

September 15, 2025

This paper seeks to engage with the ongoing debate surrounding the concept of ‘cybercrime’. It presents arguments in favor of establishing a distinct classification termed “cybercrime”, as well as the counterarguments asserting that crime, in its essence, remains constant, with technology serving merely as a new instrument for the commission of traditional offenses.

Powers and Oversight in the Digital Space: The Crime of Operating a Website without a License and the Authority of the Supreme Council for Media Regulation

August 4, 2025

The crime of “operating a website without a license” presents a set of complex legal and constitutional challenges in Egypt. Since the introduction of the Press and Media Regulation Law, the licensing requirement has been increasingly applied to a broad range of websites, often extending beyond the explicit scope defined by the law and the Constitution. This paper offers a critical legal analysis of this expanding regulatory framework.

First Judicial Application of the Personal Data Protection Law: A Reading of a Compensation Ruling Against Orange

May 27, 2025

This paper analyzes the reasoning behind a compensation judgment issued against Orange under the Personal Data Protection Law. It also examines the new judicial principles established by the court regarding telecommunications companies’ responsibilities in safeguarding customer data.

Criminal Justice in the Digital Age: How Technology Is Reshaping the Landscape of Justice

May 21, 2025

This paper explores the concept of criminal justice in the digital context and how it differs from the traditional framework. It also analyzes the impact of digital technology on all phases of criminal proceedings, including pre-investigation, investigation, trial, and sentencing.

The Opportunities and Challenges in Using Strategic Litigation to Defend Digital Rights

April 28, 2025

This paper discusses how strategic litigation can be used in digital rights cases. It explores the concept and forms of strategic litigation, the opportunities it offers, as well as the challenges that hinder its use. The paper also presents local and international experiences in employing strategic litigation within the context of digital rights.

A Study on the Principle of Prohibiting Custodial Sentences in Publication Offenses

January 14, 2025

This paper examines the Egyptian criminal courts’ disregard for the constitutional principle prohibiting custodial sentences for publication offenses. It analyzes three court rulings where custodial sentences were imposed despite this principle.

The Historical and Legislative Evolution of Texts Criminalizing the Broadcasting of False News Abroad

September 9, 2024

This paper monitors the historical development of the crime of ‘broadcasting false news abroad’ in an attempt to understand its unnecessary broad interpretation and lack of a precise definition.

Between Reality and Legislation: Issues with the Law Regulating the Technologists Syndicate

August 19, 2024

This paper seeks to provide a critical reading of the law establishing a professional syndicate for technologists. The paper also reviews the structure and philosophy of the law, along with some of its most important provisions, and offers a critique of the law by highlighting the main problematic issues within its articles.