The Past and Future of Islamic Constitutional Law
According to Noah Feldman, if there is “a single characteristic feature” of most of the Muslim majority states that arose after the collapse of the Ottoman Empire and the retreat of European colonialism, “it is undoubtedly an unchecked executive dominating the rest of the government and, through it,...
| Published in: | A journal of church and state |
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| Format: | Electronic Review |
| Language: | English |
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Oxford University Press
2011
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A journal of church and state
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| Summary: | According to Noah Feldman, if there is “a single characteristic feature” of most of the Muslim majority states that arose after the collapse of the Ottoman Empire and the retreat of European colonialism, “it is undoubtedly an unchecked executive dominating the rest of the government and, through it, society itself” (Feldman, p. 58). Mohammad Hashim Kamali similarly argues that the “main realm of abuse in many contemporary Muslim countries” consists of “abuse of executive power, abridgment of rights and liberties, and violence by both governments and Islamic fundamentalists” (Kamali, p. 201). |
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| ISSN: | 2040-4867 |
| Contains: | Enthalten in: A journal of church and state
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.1093/jcs/csr011 |