{"product_id":"the-arab-spring-new-patterns-for-democracy-and-international-law-9789004230415","title":"The Arab Spring: New Patterns for Democracy and International Law","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe 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.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePreface  The ‘Arab Spring”: Constitutionalism and International Law  Carlo Panara  Acknowledgments  Chapter 1: Changing the Guard – The Price of Democracy: Lessons from the Arab Spring on Constitutionalism Jackson Nyamuya Maogoto and Andrew Coleman  Chapter 2: The Emergence of a Right to Democracy – An African Perspective Michèle Olivier  Chapter 3: Human Rights, Democracy and the Legitimacy of Governments in International Law: Practice of States and UN Organs Jure Vidmar  Chapter 4: The Arab People’s Revolution – Modernising the Legal Environment Abdullah Nawafleh  Chapter 5: The United Nations Security Council, Libya and Resolution 1973: Protection of Civilians or Tool for Regime Change? Gary Wilson  Chapter 6: Women of the Revolution: The Future of Women’s Rights in post-Gaddafi Libya Olga Jurasz    Chapter 7: Security Council Resolution 1973: A New Interpretation of the Notion of Protection of Civilians? Mohamed A.E. Youssef  Chapter 8: Pro-Democratic Intervention, Invitation, or “Responsibility to Protect”? Challenges to International Law from the “Arab Spring” Vasiliki Saranti  Chapter 9: The Possible Role of National Courts in the Aftermath of the Arab Spring Tamas Vince Adany  Chapter 10: Protecting Cultural Heritage: War Crimes and Crimes Against Humanity during Conflicts and Revolutions in North Africa and the Middle East Edward Phillips  Chapter 11: Palestinian Self-Determination and a State of Aspiration James Summers  Chapter 12: Egypt’s Complicity in Torture and Extraordinary Renditions Nirmala Pillay  Index List of Contributors","brand":"Brill","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53210631012695,"sku":"9789004230415","price":112.54,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/the-arab-spring-new-patterns-for-democracy-and-international-law-9789004230415","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}