Constitutionalism In Islamic Countries

Author : Tilmann Röder (J.)
Publisher : Oxford University Press
ISBN 13 : 019975988X
Total Pages : 755 pages
Book Rating : 4.80/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Constitutionalism in Islamic Countries: Between Upheaval and Continuity written by Tilmann Röder (J.) and published by Oxford University Press. This book was released on 2012-02-16 with total page 755 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Constitutionalism in Islamic Countries: Between Upheaval and Continuity examines the question of whether something similar to an "Islamic constitutionalism" has emerged out of the political and constitutional upheaval witnessed in many parts of North Africa, the Middle East, and Central and Southern Asia. In order to identify its defining features and to assess the challenges that Islamic constitutionalism poses to established concepts of constitutionalism, this book offers an integrated analysis of the complex frameworks in Islamic countries, drawing on the methods and insights of comparative constitutional law, Islamic law, international law and legal history. European and North American experiences are used as points of reference against which the peculiar challenges, and the specific answers given to those challenges in the countries surveyed, can be assessed. The book also examines ways in which the key concepts of constitutionalism, including fundamental rights, separation of powers, democracy and rule of law, may be adapted to an Islamic context, thus providing valuable new insights on the prospects for a genuine renaissance of constitutionalism in the Islamic world in the wake of the "Arab spring."

Author : Rainer Grote
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9780190259921
Total Pages : 730 pages
Book Rating : 4.22/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Constitutionalism in Islamic Countries written by Rainer Grote and published by . This book was released on 2012 with total page 730 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This volume examines the question of whether something similar to an 'Islamic constitutionalism' has emerged out of the political and constitutional upheaval witnessed in many parts of North Africa, the Middle East, and Central and Southern Asia in order to identify its defining features and to assess the challenges it poses to established concepts of constitutionalism. This book offers an integrated analysis of the constitutional experience of Islamic countries, drawing on the methods and insights of comparative constitutional law, Islamic law, international law, and legal history.

Author : Rainer Grote
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9780190626075
Total Pages : 730 pages
Book Rating : 4.70/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Constitutionalism in Islamic Countries written by Rainer Grote and published by . This book was released on with total page 730 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This text examines the question of whether something similar to an 'Islamic constitutionalism' has emerged out of the political and constitutional upheaval witnessed in many parts of North Africa, the Middle East, and Central and Southern Asia in order to identify its defining features and to assess the challenges it poses to established concepts of constitutionalism.

Author : Dawood Ahmed
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
ISBN 13 : 1009325078
Total Pages : 233 pages
Book Rating : 4.73/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Democracy under God written by Dawood Ahmed and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 2023-02-28 with total page 233 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The place of Islam in constitutions invites fierce debate from scholars and politicians alike. Many of these debates assume an inherent conflict between constitutional Islam and 'secular' values of liberal democracy and human rights. Using case studies from several Muslim-majority states, this book surveys the history and role of Islam in constitutions. Tracing the origins of constitutional Islam, Dawood Ahmed and Muhammad Zubair Abbasi argue that colonial history and political bargaining were pivotal factors in determining whether a country adopted Islam, and not secularism, in its constitution. Contrary to the common contention that the constitutional incorporation of Islam is generally antithetical to human rights, Ahmed and Abbasi show not only that Islam has been popularly demanded and introduced into constitutions during periods of 'democratization' and 'modernization' but also that constitutional Islamization has frequently been accompanied by an expansion in constitutional human rights.

Author : Rainer Grote
Publisher : Oxford University Press
ISBN 13 : 0190627646
Total Pages : 993 pages
Book Rating : 4.45/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Constitutionalism, Human Rights, and Islam After the Arab Spring written by Rainer Grote and published by Oxford University Press. This book was released on 2016 with total page 993 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Constitutionalism, Human Rights, and Islam after the Arab Spring offers a comprehensive analysis of the impact that new and draft constitutions and amendments - such as those in Jordan, Morocco, Syria, Egypt, and Tunisia - have had on the transformative processes that drive constitutionalism in Arab countries. This collection of essays, written by an expert team of constitutional and comparative law scholars and practitioners, provides an overview of the recent constitutional experience of Arab countries, explores the potential and actual impact of Islam and Sharia on the notion of modern cons.

Author : Alessandro Ferrari
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 1317067118
Total Pages : 416 pages
Book Rating : 4.15/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Religions and Constitutional Transitions in the Muslim Mediterranean written by Alessandro Ferrari and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2016-09-13 with total page 416 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book investigates the role of Islam and religious freedom in the constitutional transitions of six North African and Middle Eastern countries, namely Morocco, Algeria, Tunisia, Egypt, Turkey, and Palestine. In particular, the book, with an interdisciplinary approach, investigates the role of Islam as a political, institutional and societal force. Issues covered include: the role played by Islam as a constitutional reference – a "static force" able to strengthen and legitimize the entire constitutional order; Islam as a political reference used by some political parties in their struggle to acquire political power; and Islam as a specific religion that, like other religions in the area, embodies diverse perspectives on the nature and role of religious freedom in society. The volume provides insight about the political dimension of Islam, as used by political forces, as well as the religious dimension of Islam. This provides a new and wider perspective able to take into account the increasing social pluralism of the South-Mediterranean region. By analyzing three different topics – Islam and constitutionalism, religious political parties, and religious freedom – the book offers a dynamic picture of the role played by Islam and religious freedom in the process of state-building in a globalized age in which human rights and pluralism are crucial dimensions.

Author : Saïd Amir Arjomand
Publisher : State University of New York Press
ISBN 13 : 1438445989
Total Pages : 346 pages
Book Rating : 4.84/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Rule of Law, Islam, and Constitutional Politics in Egypt and Iran written by Saïd Amir Arjomand and published by State University of New York Press. This book was released on 2013-03-25 with total page 346 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In recent years, Egypt and Iran have been beset with demands for fundamental change. The Rule of Law, Islam, and Constitutional Politics in Egypt and Iran draws together leading regional experts to provide a penetrating comparative analysis of the ways Islam is entangled with the process of democratization in authoritarian regimes. By comparing Islam and the rule of law in these two nations, one Sunni and Arab-speaking, the other Shi>ite and Persian-speaking, this volume enriches the current debate on Islam and democracy, making for a more nuanced understanding and appreciation of differences with the Muslim world, and provides an indispensible background for understanding the Green movement in Iran since 2009 and the Egyptian revolution of 2011

Author : Pietro Longo
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9781463206932
Total Pages : 380 pages
Book Rating : 4.33/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Theory and Practice in Islamic Constitutionalism written by Pietro Longo and published by . This book was released on 2019-04-22 with total page 380 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The present work deals with Islamic law and the law of the Muslim countries. More specifically, the author has studied the constitutional law of the Islamic legal tradition, starting from the perspective of the law of Caliphate. Moreover, this work focuses on the process of institutionalization, which, since the first half of 19th century, led to the adoption of civil law in both sunnī and sī'ī world. Further, this study combines different methodological approaches, based on Islamic law, analyzing sources in Arabic, especially classical and contemporary fiqh booklets, and also following the approach of comparative public law to highlight how modern Constitutions of Muslim countries differ from western constitutionalism.

Author : Zaid Al-Ali
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
ISBN 13 : 110842970X
Total Pages : 333 pages
Book Rating : 4.02/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Arab Constitutionalism written by Zaid Al-Ali and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 2021-08-19 with total page 333 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An insider's account and analysis of the largest concentration of constitutional reform since the end of the cold war.

Author : Eugene Cotran
Publisher : BRILL
ISBN 13 : 9789041111852
Total Pages : 620 pages
Book Rating : 4.59/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Democracy written by Eugene Cotran and published by BRILL. This book was released on 1999-01-01 with total page 620 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This important collection of articles, contributed by eminent scholars, judges & legal practitioners, addresses the fundamental issues of human rights, democracy, the rule of law & Islam. It covers a broad & diverse range of topics & discusses key issues & questions such as: . What lessons should emerging democracies learn from mature democracies in the promotion of human rights & respect for the rule of law? . Are democratic processes & human rights standards in the developed world really models that should be adopted by developing countries? . How are human rights protected in Islam & the Middle East? . What is Islamic constitutionalism & how does Islamic law provide for a democratic system of government? The book argues that the development of the rule of law, democracy & respect for human rights should be a process of interaction & integration on a global scale. In addition, it stresses that the integration of previously closed societies into the process of globalisation must take into account the indigenous traditions already existing in such societies, & the extent to which they will contribute to, & benefit from, the process as a whole.