This book addresses privacy and confidentiality within the Egyptian legal system. It begins with an overview of various jurisdictions' approaches to confidentiality and examines the duties of confidentiality and privacy in arbitration law, based on interviews with 30 law professors and practitioners who serve as arbitrators or counsel in disputes, alongside relevant Egyptian arbitration law provisions. The discussion includes arbitration laws from Syria, Saudi Arabia, and Yemen. It further explores the relationship between arbitration and the judicial system, particularly regarding the borrowing of rules related to publicity and public trials. Additionally, the book analyzes the right to privacy as a constitutional right that could underpin a legal duty of confidentiality in arbitration, along with the duties arising from this right in Egyptian laws. It also addresses constraints on privacy, especially those related to freedom of speech and the press. The main conclusion is that while confidentiality exists in arbitration, its legal foundation is not rooted in arbitration law or agreements but is instead a corollary of the fundamental right to privacy recognized in the Egyptian legal system for both individuals and entities.
