The draft of the new Tunisian constitution permits the application of Islamic law through the back door. It puts the separation of state and religion into question, once a major achievement of modern Tunisia.
Constitution
The upcoming vote on a new constitution in Tunisia
Interview with Naseef Naeem on constitutions in the Arab world
by Leo Wigger
Legal scholar Naseef Naeem on his new book “The State and Its Foundations in the Arab Republics”, the pitfalls of European notions of democracy, and why the real challenge for global legal standards arises further east.