Constitutional politics in the Middle East with special reference to Turkey, Iraq, Iran, and Afghanistan /

Constitutional politics in the Middle East with special reference to Turkey, Iraq, Iran, and Afghanistan / [electronic resource] : edited by Said Amir Arjomand. - Oxford, [England] ; Portland, Or. : Hart Pub., 2008. - xii, 210 p. - Onati international series in law and society . - Onati international series in law and society. .

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Islamic empires, the Ottoman Empire and the circle of justice -- Islam and constitutionalism since the nineteenth century : the significance and peculiarities of Iran -- Bargaining and imposing constitutions : private and public interests in the Iranian, Afghani, and Iraqi constitutional experiments -- The respective roles of human rights and Islam : an unresolved conundrum for Middle Eastern constitutions -- The guardian of the regime : the Turkish Constitutional Court in comparative perspective -- Constitution, legitimacy, and democracy in Turkey -- Crafting a constitution for Afghanistan -- From interim to 'permanent' constitution in Iraq.


Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, MI : ProQuest, 2015. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest affiliated libraries.






Constitutional law--Middle East.
Constitutional law (Islamic law)


Middle East--Politics and government.


Electronic books.

KMC524 / .C66 2008