Constitution-Building After the Arab Spring - A Comparative Perspective

"The book examines seven national experiences of constitution building after the Arab Spring, namely those of Morocco, Algeria, Tunisia, Libya, Egypt, Syria, and Jordan. The book focuses on constitution-drafting, separation of powers, constitutional justice, and religion, women and non-Muslims within the framework of citizenship"--

List of contents

1. We the People or We the Rulers? Constitution-making and Constitutional Reform Processes; 2. Forms of Government and Distribution of Powers: More Concentration than Separation; Chapter 3. Counter-majoritarian Institutions? The Role of Constitutional Courts and Councils; Chapter 4. Religion, Non-Muslims and Women: The Challenges of Citizenship(s); Conclusions. Constitutional Dissonances.

About the author

Francesco Biagi is Associate Professor of Comparative Public Law in the Department of Legal Studies of the University of Bologna, Deputy Secretary General of the International Association of Constitutional Law (IACL-AIDC), Research Fellow at the Center for Constitutional Studies and Democratic Development, and Legal Consultant at the Max Planck Foundation for International Peace and the Rule of Law (Heidelberg). He is the author of European Constitutional Courts and Transitions to Democracy (Cambridge University Press 2020).

Summary

The book examines seven national experiences of constitution building after the Arab Spring, namely those of Morocco, Algeria, Tunisia, Libya, Egypt, Syria, and Jordan. The book focuses on constitution-drafting, separation of powers, constitutional justice, and religion, women and non-Muslims within the framework of citizenship.

Foreword

Examines, in a comparative and interdisciplinary approach, seven national experiences of constitution building following the Arab Spring.

Product details

• Authors: Francesco Biagi, Francesco (Universita DI Bologna) Biagi, Biagi Francesco
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press ELT
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 31.01.2025
• EAN: 9781009533645
• ISBN: 978-1-0-0953364-5
• No. of pages: 340
• Series: ASCL Studies in Comparative Law
• Subjects: Social sciences, law, business > Law > International law, foreign law; LAW / Constitutional, POLITICAL SCIENCE / Public Affairs & Administration, POLITICAL SCIENCE / World / Middle Eastern, LAW / Comparative, Middle East, comparative law, Regional, state and other local government, Regional government, Constitutional & administrative law, Constitutional and administrative law: general