Law in the Egyptian Revolt
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 6160669 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Tamir Moustafa (0000-0003-0514-5631, Simon Fraser University, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2011 |
| Volume | 3 |
| Issue | 1-2 |
| Pages | 181-191 |
| Publication date | 2011-03-25 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Middle East Law and Governance (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1876-3367 • E-ISSN: 1876-3375 |
| Publisher | Brill (PUBLISHER • NL) |
| DOI | 10.1163/187633711x591530 |
| OpenAlex | W2046960392 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 3 |
Among the protest movements sweeping the region in the Arab awakening of 2011, the Egyptian revolt is the movement that is perhaps most defi ned by a struggle over the Constitution and the rule of law more generally. I argue that this intense focus on law and legal institutions is a legacy of the prominent role that law played in maintaining authoritarian rule in Mubarak’s Egypt. Just as law and legal institutions were the principal mechanisms undergirding authoritarian rule, opposition activists know that democracy can only emerge through comprehensive legal reform. Th is article examines the struggle for constitutional power in three periods – before, during, and after the Egyptian revolt of 2011
Authoritarianism · Constitution · Democracy · Opposition (politics · Political science · Politics · Power (physics · Rule of law · Islamic Studies and History · Judicial and Constitutional Studies · Law · Law in Society and Culture
| Unique citing works | 3 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 0,27 |
| Citation span | 2015 - 2024 (10) |
| Citation velocity | recent |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 3 |