Constitutional politics in the Middle East :with special reference to Turkey, Iraq, Iran, and Afghanistan
Oxford, ]England[ ; Portland, Or.
Hart Pub.
O?nati international series in law and society
Includes bibliographical references and index
edited by Saغid Amir Arjomand
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