The rule of law and constitutionalism in Muslim countries

Public Choice

Volumn 162, Issue 3-4, 2015, Pages 351-380

  Gutmann, Jerg ^a   Voigt, Stefan ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HAMBURG   (Germany)

Author keywords

Constitutionalism; Endogenous constitutions; Islam; Muslim countries; Rule of law; Shari a

Indexed keywords

EID: 84925513467     PISSN: 00485829     EISSN: 15737101     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11127-015-0237-z     Document Type: Article

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