TY - BOOK AU - Arjomand,Said Amir TI - Constitutional politics in the Middle East: with special reference to Turkey, Iraq, Iran, and Afghanistan T2 - Onati international series in law and society SN - 9781472560186 AV - KMC524 .C66 2008 U1 - 342.56 23 PY - 2008/// CY - London PB - Bloomsbury KW - Constitutional law KW - Middle East KW - Constitutional law (Islamic law) KW - Politics and government N1 - 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; Also issued in print; Electronic reproduction; London; Bloomsbury Publishing; 2014; Available via World Wide Web; Access limited by licensing agreement UR - http://dx.doi.org/10.5040/9781472560186 ER -