The Arab spring : new patterns for democracy and international law / / edited by Carlo Panara and Gary Wilson.

• Superior document: Nijhoff law specials, v. 82
• TeilnehmendeR: Panara, Carlo.; Wilson, Gary, Dr.
• Year of Publication: 2013
• Language: English
• Series: Nijhoff law specials ; 82.
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (306 p.)
• Notes: Description based upon print version of record.

The Arab Spring: New Patterns for Democracy and International Law explores a number of critical issues brought to the forefront of the international community as a result of the uprisings which began in the Middle East and North Africa in early 2011. Particularly prominent among these are issues concerning the right to democracy within international law, self-determination, recognition of newly installed governments, the use of force for humanitarian purposes, protection of human rights, and the prosecution of international crimes. This important volume brings together a multitude of fresh voices, and as events in the Arab world continue to unfold, is certain to make a valuable contribution to a meaningful understanding of the “Arab Spring” from a constitutional and international law perspective.

Table of Contents

Preliminary Material -- 1. Changing the Guard—The Price of Democracy: Lessons from the Arab Spring on Constitutionalism / Jackson Nyamuya Maogoto and Andrew Coleman -- 2. The Emergence of a Right to Democracy—An African Perspective / Michèle Olivier -- 3. Human Rights, Democracy and the Legitimacy of Governments in International Law: Practice of States and UN Organs / Jure Vidmar -- 4. The Arab People’s Revolution—Modernising the Legal Environment / Abdullah Nawafleh -- 5. The United Nations Security Council, Libya and Resolution 1973: Protection of Civilians or Tool for Regime Change? / Gary Wilson -- 6. Women of the Revolution: The Future of Women’s Rights in post-Gaddafi Libya / Olga Jurasz -- 7. Security Council Resolution 1973: A New Interpretation of the Notion of Protection of Civilians? / Mohamed A. E. Youssef -- 8. Pro-Democratic Intervention, Invitation, or “Responsibility to Protect”? Challenges to International Law from the “Arab Spring” / Vasiliki Saranti -- 9. The Possible Role of National Courts in the Aftermath of the Arab Spring / Tamas Vince Adany -- 10. Protecting Cultural Heritage: War Crimes and Crimes Against Humanity during Conflicts and Revolutions in North Africa and the Middle East / Edward Phillips -- 11. Palestinian Self-Determination and a State of Aspiration / James Summers -- 12. Egypt’s Complicity in Torture and Extraordinary Renditions / Nirmala Pillay -- Index.