02257nam a22003854a 4500 ebr10273863 CaPaEBR 20260707175905.0 m u cr cn||||||||| 080328s2008 enk sb 001 0 eng d 2008295633 9781841137742 (hardback) 9781841137735 (pbk.) CaPaEBR CaPaEBR (OCoLC)646793745 aw----- KMC524 .C66 2008eb 99649 79526 Constitutional politics in the Middle East [electronic resource] : with special reference to Turkey, Iraq, Iran, and Afghanistan / edited by Saïd Amir Arjomand. Oxford, [England] ; Portland, Or. : Hart Pub., 2008. xii, 210 p. ; 24 cm. Oñati 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. Palo Alto, Calif. : ebrary, 2009. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ebrary affiliated libraries. Constitutional law Middle East. 137979 Constitutional law (Islamic law) 137980 Middle East Politics and government. Electronic books. local 190 Arjomand, Said Amir. 119247 ebrary, Inc. 191 Oñati international series in law and society. 137981 http://site.ebrary.com/lib/strathmore/Doc?id=10273863 An electronic book accessible through the World Wide Web; click to view 99649 79526