Constitutions in a Nonconstitutional World: Arab Basic Laws and the Prospects for Accountable Government (Middle Eastern Studies)

Brown, Nathan J.

ISBN 10: 0791451585 / ISBN 13: 9780791451588

Published by State University of New York Pre, 2001

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Constitutions in a Nonconstitutional World: Arab Basic Laws and the Prospects for Accountable Government (Middle Eastern Studies)
• Publisher: State University of New York Pre
• Publication Date: 2001
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0791451585
• ISBN 13: 9780791451588
• Binding: paperback
• Condition: Very Good

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Synopsis

Uses the Arab experience to explain the appeal of constitutional documents to authoritarian political regimes.

The collapse of authoritarian regimes and the global resurgence of liberal democracy has led to a renewed interest in constitutions and constitutionalism among scholars and political activists alike. This book uses the Arab experience to explain the appeal of constitutional documents to authoritarian regimes and assesses the degree to which such constitutions can be used in the effort to make the regimes more accountable.

About the Author

Nathan J. Brown is Professor of Political Science and International Affairs at George Washington University. He is the author of The Rule of Law in the Arab World: Courts in Egypt and the Gulf and Peasant Politics in Modern Egypt: The Struggle Against the State.