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The Compact Of Medina: A Constitutional Theory Of The Islamic State, Muqtedar Khan May 2001

The Compact Of Medina: A Constitutional Theory Of The Islamic State, Muqtedar Khan

Muqtedar Khan

The essay explores the Compact of Medina as a constitutional basis for a modern Islamic state.


The Arts And Science Of Politics, Ozy B. Orluwene Jp Jan 2001

The Arts And Science Of Politics, Ozy B. Orluwene Jp

Dr Ozy B.Orluwene,JP

No abstract provided.


Basic Concepts, Ozy B. Orluwene Jp Jan 2001

Basic Concepts, Ozy B. Orluwene Jp

Dr Ozy B.Orluwene,JP

No abstract provided.


Rights Of Inequality: Rawlsian Justice, Equal Opportunity, And The Status Of The Family, Justin Schwartz Jan 2001

Rights Of Inequality: Rawlsian Justice, Equal Opportunity, And The Status Of The Family, Justin Schwartz

Justin Schwartz

Is the family subject to principles of justice? In A Theory of Justice, John Rawls includes the (monogamous) family along with the market and the government as among the "basic institutions of society" to which principles of justice apply. Justice, he famously insists, is primary in politics as truth is in science: the only excuse for tolerating injustice is that no lesser injustice is possible. The point of the present paper is that Rawls doesn't actually mean this. When it comes to the family, and in particular its impact on fair equal opportunity (the first part of the the Difference …


Civil Society And Social Capital: A Primer, Bob Edwards, Michael W. Foley Jan 2001

Civil Society And Social Capital: A Primer, Bob Edwards, Michael W. Foley

Bob Edwards

No abstract provided.