Constitutional development in Islamic states with a special emphasis on the case of Turkey

The concept of constitution and the constitutional process in Islamic states lasted centuries to formulate their legal structures. One of the most significant concepts of law that is affected by social and political developments is the constitutional law. The constitutional structure of Islamic stat...

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Main Author:	Kayadibi, Saim
Format:	Book Chapter
Language:	English
Published:	University of Malaya (UM) 2008
Subjects:	KBP470 Law reform. Criticism. Tanzim
Online Access:	http://irep.iium.edu.my/4198/ http://irep.iium.edu.my/4198/1/Constitutional_Developments_in_Muslim_States.pdf

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spelling	iium-41982013-04-28T10:15:05Z http://irep.iium.edu.my/4198/ Constitutional development in Islamic states with a special emphasis on the case of Turkey Kayadibi, Saim KBP470 Law reform. Criticism. Tanzim The concept of constitution and the constitutional process in Islamic states lasted centuries to formulate their legal structures. One of the most significant concepts of law that is affected by social and political developments is the constitutional law. The constitutional structure of Islamic states, especially Gulf States, are considerably different than other Islamic states; Kuwait, Bahrain, Qatar, and UAE have written constitution in acknowledgeable in modern form somewhat Saudi Arabia and Oman have no written constitution stated strongly by King or Sultan and principally by the Shari‘ah. This paper tries to analyze constitutional developments in Islamic states in two main frameworks: the first deals with historical backdrops of constitutional process in Islamic states focusing on the structure of their current constitutions, while the second probes the Ottoman Turkey giving a special attention to the new Turkey, a secular state. Key words: Constitution, Islamic law, Muslim States, University of Malaya (UM) 2008-12-17 Book Chapter PeerReviewed application/pdf en http://irep.iium.edu.my/4198/1/Constitutional_Developments_in_Muslim_States.pdf Kayadibi, Saim (2008) Constitutional development in Islamic states with a special emphasis on the case of Turkey. In: Research in Islamic Studies. University of Malaya (UM), Kuala Lumpur, pp. 94-115. ISBN 978 983 43709 6 1
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description	The concept of constitution and the constitutional process in Islamic states lasted centuries to formulate their legal structures. One of the most significant concepts of law that is affected by social and political developments is the constitutional law. The constitutional structure of Islamic states, especially Gulf States, are considerably different than other Islamic states; Kuwait, Bahrain, Qatar, and UAE have written constitution in acknowledgeable in modern form somewhat Saudi Arabia and Oman have no written constitution stated strongly by King or Sultan and principally by the Shari‘ah. This paper tries to analyze constitutional developments in Islamic states in two main frameworks: the first deals with historical backdrops of constitutional process in Islamic states focusing on the structure of their current constitutions, while the second probes the Ottoman Turkey giving a special attention to the new Turkey, a secular state. Key words: Constitution, Islamic law, Muslim States,
format	Book Chapter
author	Kayadibi, Saim
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author_sort	Kayadibi, Saim
title	Constitutional development in Islamic states with a special emphasis on the case of Turkey
title_short	Constitutional development in Islamic states with a special emphasis on the case of Turkey
title_full	Constitutional development in Islamic states with a special emphasis on the case of Turkey
title_fullStr	Constitutional development in Islamic states with a special emphasis on the case of Turkey
title_full_unstemmed	Constitutional development in Islamic states with a special emphasis on the case of Turkey
title_sort	constitutional development in islamic states with a special emphasis on the case of turkey
publisher	University of Malaya (UM)
publishDate	2008
url	http://irep.iium.edu.my/4198/ http://irep.iium.edu.my/4198/1/Constitutional_Developments_in_Muslim_States.pdf
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Constitutional development in Islamic states with a special emphasis on the case of Turkey

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