Book contents
- Democracy Under God
- Comparative Constitutional Law and Policy
- Democracy Under God
- Copyright page
- Brief Contents
- Detailed Contents
- Figures
- Tables
- Preface
- Acknowledgments
- Note on Translation, Transliteration, and Citations
- Introduction
- Part I
- Part II
- 3 Constitutional Islamization and Islamic Supremacy Clauses
- 4 Case Studies
- Part III
- Bibliography
- Index
4 - Case Studies
from Part II
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 23 February 2023
- Democracy Under God
- Comparative Constitutional Law and Policy
- Democracy Under God
- Copyright page
- Brief Contents
- Detailed Contents
- Figures
- Tables
- Preface
- Acknowledgments
- Note on Translation, Transliteration, and Citations
- Introduction
- Part I
- Part II
- 3 Constitutional Islamization and Islamic Supremacy Clauses
- 4 Case Studies
- Part III
- Bibliography
- Index
Summary
Utilizing historical case studies from Iran, Afghanistan, Egypt, and Iraq, Chapter 4 delves into the question of how, why, and when the Islamic supremacy clause entered constitution making in the Muslim world and how it affected the incorporation of human rights in the constitutions of Muslim-majority states. It illustrates that both human rights and Islam are often democratically and popularly demanded by majorities in some Muslim countries; therefore, both represent popular aspirations rather than theocratic imposition. That is, they are often carefully bargained and compromised provisions in constitutions.
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- Democracy under GodConstitutions, Islam and Human Rights in the Muslim World, pp. 100 - 150Publisher: Cambridge University PressPrint publication year: 2023