Judges and Generals in the Making of Modern Egypt How Institutions Sustain and Undermine Authoritarian Regimes

Discusses why and how the Egyptian judiciary was critically important in bringing down two vastly different regimes in three years.

Info autore

Mahmoud Hamad is an assistant professor of political science at Cairo University and the founding secretary general of the Arab Association of Constitutional Law (2016–18). He previously taught at the University of Utah, Drake University, Iowa, and Brigham Young University, Utah. During his graduate studies, he won two Fulbright awards at the University of Washington and the University of Utah.

Riassunto

This cross-disciplinary book provides a historically grounded explanation for the rise and demise of authoritarianism. It is the first study of Egypt's judicial institutions within a single analytical framework. It departs methodologically and epistemologically from previous studies and provides valuable insights into the future of politics in Egypt and beyond.

Dettagli sul prodotto

• Autori: Hamad Mahmoud, Mahmoud (Drake University Hamad, Mahmoud Hamad
• Editore: Cambridge University Press ELT
• Contenuto: Libro
• Forma del prodotto: Copertina rigida
• Data pubblicazione: 31.10.2018
• Categoria: Scienze sociali, diritto, economia > Diritto > Diritto internazionale, diritto degli stranieri; Saggistica > Politica, società, economia > Politica
• EAN: 9781108425520
• ISBN: 978-1-108-42552-0
• Numero di pagine: 334
• Categorie: Social Theory, LAW / General, Egypt, Military administration, Regional, state and other local government, Regional government, Constitutional & administrative law, Constitutional and administrative law: general