any acts of aggression, or unconstitutionality. The Public Prosecution service has never failed to fulfill this important role, and has always been a protector of constitutional and legal legitimacy. The constitutional legislator has established for the Public Prosecutor's Office the constitutional framework within which its powers are exercised. The legislator has also guaranteed to provide it with the tools at its disposal to enable the performance of its duties. Respect for and protection of human rights is a central element of all actions taken by the Public Prosecution service within the framework of its constitutional competence. It also provides periodic and unexpected supervisory visits and inspections of prisons and other places of detention to ensure that the law is enforced and that detainees enjoy their legal rights. In this context, the Attorney General issued Decree No. 1221 of 2005 establishing the Human Rights Protection Section in the Department of International Cooperation in the Office of the Attorney-General, making it his mandate to receive and investigate complaints of human rights violations, if necessary, follow up on human rights and to implement the relevant international and regional conventions and treaties, as well as to coordinate with bodies concerned with human rights with a view to preserving them. The State Council The State Council, established in 1946, is the means of judicial redress accessible to all citizens to appeal against all decisions issued by the executive authority, whether in a positive or negative manner or by abstaining from issuing a decision or carrying out a required action, with the council possessing exclusive competence to adjudicate in administrative disputes. This is done by requesting the revocation of decisions contrary to the law according to jurisdiction, form, or any flaw in application, interpretation or abuse of power. The authority also deals with requests for compensation, all in the context of exercising its powers and the consequent decisions or regulations concerning the interests of individuals or groups, whether these are related to the services they render or are committed to serving citizens. They must naturally comply with all constitutional principles and legal rules in force in the country and serve citizens, in accordance with legal principles, and in keeping with human rights standards within the framework of Egypt's commitment to the African Charter on Human and Peoples Rights. 27