This article examines the constitutionality of the Egyptian Supreme Constitutional Court’s (hereinafter SCC) authority to overrule its prior precedents. The authors argue, contrary to the assertions of the predominant conservative approach in Egypt, that bestowing the SCC with such an overruling power neither violates the Constitution nor undermines fundamental legal principles such as the principles of equality, legal certainty, or the justified expectations of litigants. Indeed, we make the argument that the Court’s ability to overrule its prior precedents seems to be the most conceivable and plausible way to correct the Court’s past mistakes or inaccuracies. We finally claim that endowing the court with such overruling power enhances the constitutional protection of fundamental rights and freedoms and strengthens the Court’s credibility not only via other public authorities, but also via public opinion.

本文考察了埃及最高宪法法院（以下简称SCC）推翻其先前先例的权力的合宪性。作者认为，与埃及占主导地位的保守方法的主张相反，赋予SCC拥有这样的否决权，既不违反宪法，也不破坏平等原则、法律确定性原则或当事人的正当期望等基本法律原则。事实上，我们认为法院推翻其先前先例的能力似乎是纠正法院过去错误或不准确的最可能和最合理的方式。我们最后声称，赋予法院这种否决权可以加强宪法对基本权利和自由的保护，并不仅通过其他公共当局，而且通过公众舆论增强法院的可信度。