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Establishing A Stable Democratic Constitutional Structure In Iraq: Some Basic Considerations, Paul Williams
Establishing A Stable Democratic Constitutional Structure In Iraq: Some Basic Considerations, Paul Williams
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As the situation in Iraq continues to stabilize, the people of Iraq will turn to the task of reconstituting an Iraqi state. One of the first steps in this process will be to design, agree upon, and implement a new constitutional structure. While drafting a new constitution is a difficult and contentious process for any country, the challenges are substantially magnified for Iraq given its complex mosaic of ethnic and religious identities, the history of repression under Saddam Hussein, the necessary presence of American forces, and Iraq’s complex relations with its neighboring states.
The overriding tension faced by the drafters …