Afghanistan’s constitution ten years on : what are the issues? / Mohammad Hashim Kamali.

By: Contributor(s): Material type: TextTextLanguage: English Series: Publication details: Kabul, Afghanistan : Afghanistan Research and Evaluation Unit (AREU), ©2014. Description: viii, 50 pages : color illustration ; 28 cmSubject(s): LOC classification:
  • Pamphlet KNF2101. K36 2014
Contents:
Contents: Executive summary—1. A glance at constitution making in Afghanistan—2. Constitutional interpretation and review—3. The Spanta episode and its Aftermath—4. The no-confidence vote : a comparative analysis—5. Constitutional references to Islam—6. Rule of law : problems and prospects—7. Human rights : challenges and opportunities—8. Women’s rights : ideals and realities—9. Constitutionalism, democracy, and Islam : harmony or discord?—10. Commentator assessment and opinion—Conclusion and recommendations—Annex—Bibliography.
Summary: Summary: “January 2014 marks the tenth anniversary of the current constitution of Afghanistan. However, issues have since arisen over textual ambiguities in the constitution as well as the locus of authority that can address and clarify them. Ambiguities are not unexpected with a new constitution. The question is thus whether the constitution itself and the institutions created by it are able to resolve and clarify the ambiguities in a way that…”—(page 1).
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“August 2014”.
“AREU Research for a better Afghanistan”—cover page.

“Includes bibliography”—(pages 44-48).

Contents: Executive summary—1. A glance at constitution making in Afghanistan—2. Constitutional interpretation and review—3. The Spanta episode and its Aftermath—4. The no-confidence vote : a comparative analysis—5. Constitutional references to Islam—6. Rule of law : problems and prospects—7. Human rights : challenges and opportunities—8. Women’s rights : ideals and realities—9. Constitutionalism, democracy, and Islam : harmony or discord?—10. Commentator assessment and opinion—Conclusion and recommendations—Annex—Bibliography.

Summary: “January 2014 marks the tenth anniversary of the current constitution of Afghanistan. However, issues have since arisen over textual ambiguities in the constitution as well as the locus of authority that can address and clarify them. Ambiguities are not unexpected with a new constitution. The question is thus whether the constitution itself and the institutions created by it are able to resolve and clarify the ambiguities in a way that…”—(page 1).

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