Ancient Egypt – From Law to the Nile

Representación de Maat con las alas desplegadas en una tumba del antiguo Egipto, símbolo del equilibrio, la verdad y la Justicia restaurativa.

Del castigo a la restauración: ¿ha olvidado el Derecho moderno que la primera obligación del corrupto no es colaborar, sino devolver?

Catalina Garay / June 25, 2026 / Análisis jurídico, Derecho, Justicia / Ancient Egypt, Asset Recovery, Corruption, Court of Justice of the European Union, Criminal Law, Criminal Policy, Decomiso, Economic Crime, European Union Law, Justice, Law and Economics, Legal Philosophy, Maat, Public Administration, Public Procurement, Recovery of Assets, Restorative Justice, Rule of law, Spanish Supreme Court, Tribunal Supremo, White Collar Crime

¿Debe premiar antes la Justicia la colaboración del corrupto o la restitución íntegra del patrimonio público? A partir de una reciente sentencia del Tribunal Supremo, este ensayo propone una reflexión sobre la evolución del Derecho penal económico, la recuperación de activos, la doctrina europea y el antiguo principio egipcio de Maat como modelo de justicia restaurativa.

ancient Egyptian relief of Ramesses II symbol of power and control of knowledge

Egypt, Historia y Poder

When Soldiers Return Home

Catalina Garay / March 12, 2026 / Egypt, Historia y Poder / Ancient Egypt, ancient Rome, Augusta Emerita, Augustus, draft, Empire, homeless veterans, Maat, Mérida, military history, military service, political history, power, professional army, Roman Empire, social order, state, United States, veterans, Vietnam War

A reflection on how states receive their soldiers after war, from the homeless veterans of today’s United States to the land grants of Rome and the cosmic order of ancient Egypt.

People harvesting reeds from small traditional boats along the Nile River in Egypt

Egypt, Nile History

Birth, Health, and the Nile: How Ancient Egypt Understood Life

Catalina Garay / March 12, 2026 / Egypt, Nile History / Ancient Egypt, childbirth in ancient egypt, egyptian family life, egyptian medicine, egyptian physicians, fertility in ancient egypt, health in ancient civilizations, history of medicine, kahun papyrus, medical papyri, mummification, Nile civilization, predynastic egypt

An encounter with a small book on childbirth in ancient Egypt opens a broader reflection on how Egyptians understood life more than four thousand years ago. Long before Greek and Islamic medical traditions, physicians along the Nile were already connecting health with environment, family stability, fertility, and the observation of the human body. The Nile itself emerges as the silent foundation of one of the earliest medical cultures in human history.

Templo de Hatshepsut en Deir el-Bahari en Luxor, ejemplo de estabilidad política y arquitectura del poder en el antiguo Egipto

Egypt, Historia y Poder

El Nilo y el poder

Catalina Garay / March 6, 2026 / Egypt, Historia y Poder / Akhenaten, ancient civilizations, Ancient Egypt, democracy history, Egypt politics, Egyptian history, Hatshepsut, history of power, ISFET, leadership history, Maat, Nile civilization, Pepi II, Pharaohs, political history, political power

Tres faraones separados por siglos —Pepi II, Hatshepsut y Akhenatón— revelan cómo el poder puede debilitar un Estado, reconstruirlo o ponerlo en peligro. Un recorrido por casi seis mil años de historia política desde el antiguo Egipto hasta las democracias modernas.

Catalina Garay standing in front of the Great Pyramid of Giza under direct sunlight

Nile History

The Nile That Sustained the Pyramids — Before Shifting Its Course

Catalina Garay / February 16, 2026 / Nile History / Ancient Egypt, Archaeology, Aswan, Climate and Rivers, Egypt History, Egyptian Culture, Felucca, Giza, Nile, Nile River, Pyramids, River Civilizations, Slow Travel, Sustainable Tourism, Upper Egypt

Recent scientific discoveries reveal that an extinct branch of the Nile once flowed beside Egypt’s pyramids, enabling their construction. This article explores how rivers shape civilizations, from ancient engineering to modern challenges facing the Nile today.

Traditional feluccas and larger vessels navigating the Nile in Upper Egypt under clear daylight.

A Life of Discovery, Análisis político e histórico

Ten Plastic Kayaks on the Nile

Catalina Garay / February 15, 2026 / A Life of Discovery, Análisis político e histórico / Ancient Egypt, Civilization and Memory, Environmental Responsibility, Gebel El Silsila, Nile, Plastic Pollution, River Navigation, Roman Empire, Sustainable Tourism, Upper Egypt

A minor navigational incident on the Nile reveals a larger tension between tourism, environmental responsibility, and centuries of accumulated river knowledge in Upper Egypt.