Constitutions in a Nonconstitutional World: Arab Basic Laws and the Prospects for Accountable Government

Title: Constitutions in a Nonconstitutional World: Arab Basic Laws and the Prospects for Accountable Government
Author: Nathan J Brown
ISBN: 9780791451588
Publisher: State University of New York Press
Published: 2001
Binding: Paperback
Language: English
Edition: First Edition
Number of Pages: 260
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Publisher Description:

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.