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dc.contributor.author | Khalil, Asem | en_US |
dc.date.accessioned | 2020-01-13T06:38:30Z | - |
dc.date.available | 2020-01-13T06:38:30Z | - |
dc.date.issued | 2019-02-22 | - |
dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11889/6113 | - |
dc.description.abstract | The drafting and the adoption of a Basic Law for the Palestinian Authority was a drawn-out and laborious process. This written constitution was an achievement: Palestinian political representatives had endorsed the pillars of Constitutionalism, reproducing this commitment within a single written document. This was a single instance of a wider global phenomenon which is referenced in the literature as ‘documentary constitutionalism’. The expectations that had been invested into the Basic Law when it entered into force soon evaporated. I will suggest that the enthusiasm for a written constitution should be understood with reference to the symbolic appeal of specific principles and values. After presenting documentary constitutionalism, I will then attempt to demonstrate that political practice preceded the entrenchment of rules and institutions necessary for constitutionalism. Finally, I will argue that Documentary Constitutionalism in Palestine has stalled, losing its momentum and impetus. | en_US |
dc.language.iso | en | en_US |
dc.subject | Constitutional law - Palestine | en_US |
dc.subject | Rule of law - Palestine | en_US |
dc.title | Palestinian documentary constitutionalism : a stalled project | en_US |
dc.type | Article | en_US |
newfileds.department | Law and Public Administration | en_US |
newfileds.item-access-type | open_access | en_US |
newfileds.thesis-prog | none | en_US |
newfileds.general-subject | none | en_US |
item.fulltext | With Fulltext | - |
item.grantfulltext | open | - |
item.languageiso639-1 | other | - |
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