Constitution

Although scholars have devoted substantial attention to Armenian revolutionary movements, the treatment of the subject of relations between various Armenian organizations and the Young Turks and their leaders, both individually or through various institutions, have received tang…

Speech exists as a weapon in our increasingly networked world today. Every day there is a new case where a dissident spoke out against a repressive regime and disappeared; an Olympic athlete `Tweeted' a racial slur and lost their ability to compete; or a traveler made a joke on …

This thesis is a critical examination of the discursive construction of hunger using Ethiopia’s 1955, 1987, 1994 constitutions. The focus is on whether there is a match or mismatch between constitutional mandate and the level of hunger as well as the related government response …

The nation-state’s struggle with liberal individualism on the one hand and the recognition of group rights on the other is well documented in the literatures on constitutionalism, constitution-making, comparative politics and racial/ethnic relations. However, the manner in which…

Debates about the relation between cinema and nation have existed since the early years of cinema's invention. Film scholars have sought to identify theoretical frameworks for the concept of national cinema, and presumed or discussed national distinctiveness of films. However, g…

This thesis advances a theoretical framework for the evaluation of Shari'a (Islamic law) with respect to the modern notion of international human rights law. It analyzes the concepts of individual, rights, citizenry, and constitutionalism in Shari'a, and examines the principles,…

Constitutions have a history of authorizing their own undoing. Nearly every modern democratic constitution contains within it the power to suspend the normal constitutional order in the event of a security crisis defined as a 'State of Emergency.' This dissertation focuses on th…