By Marta Wojtowicz Description: The Iraqi Federal Supreme Court ruled on the unconstitutionality of the Revolutionary Leadership Council’s decision no. 120 (1994) in a decision from March 8, 2017. [1] … Continue reading Iraqi Constitution: Supreme Court refrains from ruling on Islamic Law application
ʾAlī al-Sīstānī: Protecting Antiquities through Islamic Law
By Marta Wojtowicz Description: In May 2003, the most widely followed Shīʿī religious authority in Iraq, ʾAlī al-Sīstānī, issued a fatwā regarding the protection of Iraqi antiquities, in the wake of … Continue reading ʾAlī al-Sīstānī: Protecting Antiquities through Islamic Law
ʾAlī al-Sīstānī: Guiding Conduct of Pro-Government Militias in Iraq
By Marta Wojtowicz Description: The Advice and Guidance to the Fighters on the Battlefields[1] was issued by ʾAlī al-Sistānī in February 2015 and directed to the fighters involved in the … Continue reading ʾAlī al-Sīstānī: Guiding Conduct of Pro-Government Militias in Iraq
Scholarship in “Plain English”: Noah Feldman on Imposed Constitutionalism
By Cem Tecimer Citation: Noah Feldman, Imposed Constitutionalism 37 Conn. L. Rev. 857-889 (2005) Summary: Written in response to his involvement in Iraq’s restructuring [though carefully mentioning that he had … Continue reading Scholarship in “Plain English”: Noah Feldman on Imposed Constitutionalism
Scholarship in “Plain English”: Noah Feldman on The Democratic Fatwa
By Cem Tecimer Citation: Noah Feldman, The Democratic Fatwa: Islam and Democracy in the Realm of Constitutional Politics 58(1) Okla. L. Rev. 1-9 (2005) Summary: ‘Ali Sistani, who was born … Continue reading Scholarship in “Plain English”: Noah Feldman on The Democratic Fatwa
Scholarship in “Plain English”: Noah Feldman on Constitutional Politics and Text in the New Iraq
By Cem Tecimer Citation: Cem Tecimer, Review of Noah Feldman, Constitutional Politics and Text in the New Iraq: An Experiment in Islamic Democracy [75(2) L. Rev. 883-920 (2006) (with Roman … Continue reading Scholarship in “Plain English”: Noah Feldman on Constitutional Politics and Text in the New Iraq