Justice Adel Maged

⚖️ Justice Adel Maged – Vice-President of the Court of Cassation, Arab Republic of Egypt

Four Decades of Distinguished Judicial Experience in Criminal Justice

🟦 Professional Overview

Justice Adel Maged possesses 40 years of judicial experience in criminal justice.
He joined the Public Prosecution in 1978 and currently serves as Vice-President of the Court of Cassation and a member of its Criminal Chamber since 2010.
He was also seconded as a Legal Expert to the Technical Secretariat of the Council of Arab Ministers of Justice at the League of Arab States from 2010 to 2012.

🟩 Academic Qualifications

• Master’s Degree in International Criminal Law – Utrecht University, Netherlands (1998) 🎓
• Honorary Professor of Law – Durham University, United Kingdom (2007)

🟧 Academic and Professional Achievements

• Prominent figure in international academic circles as a lecturer, peer reviewer, and advisory board member for several prestigious legal journals.
• Author of numerous scholarly works in Arabic and English, focusing on presenting national perspectives on global legal challenges.
• Recipient of multiple national and international honors, including the “Most Influential Judges in the Legal Field” award by The Law Magazine (2022).

🟨 International Engagement & Research

• Participated in numerous international conferences on artificial intelligence and technology governance.
• High-level speaker at the United Nations Internet Governance Forum (IGF 2025, Norway), presenting:
  • “Artificial Intelligence and the Principle of the Criminal Judge’s Freedom of Conviction”
  • Delivered the closing keynote, emphasizing the judiciary’s central role in upholding the rule of law in the digital era.
• Contributed to the establishment of a permanent judicial track within the IGF to strengthen the judiciary’s role in technology governance.
• Recent research focuses on the intersection of artificial intelligence, national security, public awareness, and criminal justice.
• Notable publication:
  • “Artificial Intelligence and the Reshaping of Human Consciousness in the Age of Cognitive Warfare” (March 2026), part of the “By an Expert” series by the Information and Decision Support Center, Egyptian Cabinet.
  • The study analyzes risks to human awareness and emphasizes strengthening societal resilience against misinformation and digital deception.
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