Constitutional politics in the Middle East : with special reference to Turkey, Iraq, Iran, and Afghanistan - Arjomand, Said Amir (Oxford, [England] ; Portland, Or. : Hart Pub., 2008)
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.
Includes bibliographical references and index
Keywords: Constitutional law -- Middle East; Constitutional law (Islamic law); Middle East -- Politics and government