Egypt has plunged deeper into its worst political crisis since President Mohamed Morsi took office in June.
Egyptian judges have openly been at loggerheads with President Morsi since he issued a decree last month placing both his decisions and the charter panel beyond their scrutiny.
Now, they have refused to oversee a referendum that's due in less than two weeks on a controversial new constitution drafted by an Islamist-dominated panel.
The announcement came after Egypt's top court began an open-ended strike in the face of a mass protest outside the courthouse by supporters of President Morsi.
For more on this developing issue, 938LIVE's Reeta Raman spoke with Mr James Dorsey, a Senior Fellow at the S Rajaratnam School of International Studies.
She started off by asking Mr Dorsey why by giving himself sweeping powers, President Morsi risked the international goodwill he generated recently by brokering a ceasefire deal between Israel and Hamas.
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