Enayat Law, State, and Society in Modern Iran

Constitutionalism, Autocracy, and Legal Reform, 1906–1941
2013
ISBN: 978-1-137-28202-6
Verlag: Palgrave Macmillan US
Format: PDF
Kopierschutz: 1 - PDF Watermark

E-Book, Englisch, 256 Seiten, eBook

Using a 'Historical Institutionalist' approach, this book sheds light on a relatively understudied dimension of state-building in early twentieth century Iran, namely the quest for judicial reform and the rule of law from the 1906 Constitutional Revolution to the end of Reza Shah's rule in 1941.

Zielgruppe

Research

Autoren/Hrsg.

Enayat, H.

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Introduction 1. Law, State and Society in Nineteenth Century Iran 2. Law and Justice in the Mashrutiyat: 1891–1911 3. The Struggle to Establish New Laws and Institutions 1911–1926 4. The Reforms of Ali Akbar Davar and Beyond 1926–1941 5. The New Legal Institutions in Practice: 1906–1941 Epilogue: The Judiciary under Mohammad Reza Shah Final Conclusion

Über Autor(innen)

Hadi Enayat is a lecturer of Politics and Sociology at Richmond American University, London.