Negotiating in civil conflict : constitutional construction and imperfect bargaining in Iraq / Haider Ala Hamoudi.

9780226068794 (ebook) :

Chicago, Illinois : The University of Chicago Press, [2014]

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The purpose of this book is to describe effective means of constitution making in societies that are not only divided, but divided in such a manner that disparate groups have entirely different conceptions of what the state should look like, with each group seeking to project its own vision onto the constitution. Using the example of Iraq, the book indicates that the solution in such unusual, but not unprecedented, circumstances is to embrace capaciousness in the founding document, and to support continuing efforts at reconciliation among disparate groups.

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September 22, 2015

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