About the Book
Iraq: Guide to Law and Policy
Chibli Mallat
University of Utah and Saint Joseph’s University, Lebanon
2009. Approx. 500 pages. ISBN: 978-0-7355-8484-6.
About the Book
Chibli Mallat, a recognized scholar and practitioner of Middle Eastern law, brings significant and continuing experience from the highest levels of law and diplomacy to this breakthrough text. Iraq: Guide to Law and Policy represents a comprehensive overview of the American-Iraq relationship in war and nation building—exploring successes and failures—since the 2003 regime change in Iraq.
Iraq: Guide to Law and Policy features:
- a thorough examination of the creation of the Iraqi constitution—the social, judicial, and cultural factors that contribute to its final shape, with a special focus on the resulting electoral laws
- up-to-date coverage of all areas of Iraqi policy, ranging from oil and the economy to the constitution, security, and elections
- thoughtful analysis of past mistakes, current choices & opportunities, and tactical & strategic courses of action in Iraq—a key Middle Eastern country and a major US foreign policy partner
An exciting new supplement for courses or seminars on constitutional, international, and comparative law, Iraq: Guide to Law and Policy offers fascinating insight into the historical and contemporary issues, law, and policy that shape the relationship between Iraq and the United States.
