Under the patronage of Prof. Dr. Sherif Khater, President of Mansoura University, and the leadership of Prof. Dr. Mohamed Abdel Azim, Vice President of the University for Community Service and Environmental Development, and the supervision of Prof. Dr. Walid El-Shennawy, Dean of the Faculty of Law, and organized by Prof. Dr. Alaa Al-Tamimi, Vice Dean of the Faculty of Law, Mansoura University. The Community Service Sector at the Faculty of Law organized a specialized scientific symposium entitled “Legal and Sharia Developments in the Field of Human Organ Transplantation and Transplantation,” on March 3, 2024.
The symposium was held in the presence of His Eminence the Mufti, Professor Dr. Shawqi Allam, Mufti of Egypt and Head of the General Secretariat for the Roles and Fatwa Bodies at the World Level, Professor Dr. Ahmed Shawqi Abu Khatwa, Professor of Criminal Law and former Dean of the Faculty of Law, and a lawyer on cassation, and Counselor Mohamed Abdel Mohsen, President of the Egyptian Judges Club. Counselor Dr. Magdy Salama, President of the Alexandria Criminal Court, the deans, Professor Mohamed Abdel Latif, Secretary-General of the University, Professor Dr. Mohamed Abdel Wahab, supervisor of the liver transplant program, members of judicial bodies and bodies, members of the House of Representatives and the Senate, faculty members and their assistants.
At the beginning of his speech, Professor Dr. Sherif Youssef Khater welcomed His Eminence the Mufti of Egypt and the gentlemen in attendance, stressing that Mansoura University is the citadel of medicine in Egypt and the beacon of knowledge. It is referred to as Lebanon in many local, regional and international forums, and this is what we see in various international classifications, with the university being at the forefront in the latest classifications. Internationally, the university also achieved great achievement and topped the first positions in the field of organ transplantation, especially kidney and liver transplantation in Egypt. He explained that the transplantation and transfer of human organs is considered one of the thorny issues that have begun to appear in the contemporary time, and Mansoura University, the capital of medicine in Egypt, has taken it upon itself to organize these issues. The symposium aims to discuss developments regarding the permissibility of recommending the transfer of organs after death, especially since this matter, if done in accordance with its legal and legal controls, will constitute a new progress in the field of medical treatment for many chronic diseases, far from trafficking in human organs. Pointing out that the world is currently witnessing a great and important development in the medical and scientific field, as therapeutic techniques and means have emerged that have contributed to saving many human lives, and among these means is the process of transferring and transplanting human organs, cells and tissues, but despite the positive aspects of these medical methods, it is The legislator and Islamic Sharia jurists must control it with the intention of limiting the use of it without medical necessity.
Dr. Ayman Mukhtar expressed my great happiness for being at Mansoura University, which occupies a great scientific position and which has produced many scholars, ministers, innovators, and thinkers for Egypt, and thanks to their excellence, Mansoura has become the medical capital of Egypt and Dakahlia has become a citadel of science and scholars. He also expressed his pride and pride in participating in this intense scientific symposium. The importance of the prestigious Faculty of Law, which has produced scholars and figures in law and the judiciary in Egypt, pointing out that the issue discussed by the conference is one of the most important contemporary issues and the focus of everyone’s attention from a legal and legal standpoint. The governor stressed that Mansoura University is a key partner with the governorate in providing all services to citizens, especially health care, in addition to its participation in developing many service sectors.
Professor Dr. Walid El-Shenawy pointed out that the College of Law paid its attention to the most prominent of these phenomena and problems, and subjected them to research and analysis in order to come up with proposals and recommendations that would be of assistance to decision makers and policy makers. The College considered it appropriate to present the subject of the transfer and transplantation of human organs, in order to discuss the controls, procedures, and prohibitions that must be observed in The scope of practicing these operations, and examining whether the current law - Human Organs Regulation Law No. 5 of 2010, and examining whether this law faces problems or obstacles in practical application, and whether it needs amendments.
Professor Dr. Alaa Al-Tamimi pointed out that humanity is witnessing rapid and tangible progress in the affairs of life, and the most important of these facts is the issue of human organ transplantation, which is one of the thorny issues about which there are many and conflicting opinions between supporters and opponents. The process of organ transplantation and transplantation has raised many problems at the ethical, religious, medical and legal levels. Despite the issuance of Human Organs Regulation Law No. 5 of 2010, amended by Law No. 142 of 2017 and its executive regulations, which is considered a ray of hope for eliminating the illegal trade in human organs, the controversy over this issue has not ended, especially in light of the disagreement among specialists regarding controls. Legal and legitimate procedures for completing the transfer and transplantation of human organs, especially controls for the transfer of organs from newly deceased persons. Dr. Alaa Al-Tamimi praised the efforts made by the Egyptian state recently in the file of organ transplantation, which was embodied in the establishment of an Egyptian center for organ transplantation and transfer, which is the largest in Africa and the Middle East, in accordance with international standards to serve patients and relieve their burdens and their families.
The symposium witnessed many interventions and questions, and it also concluded with an important set of results and recommendations, a detailed report of which will be submitted at a later time.