This study investigates the relationship between constitutionalism from an Islamic perspective and rule of law. Al Azhar, one of the most respected Sunni religious institutions in the world, developed a model of an Islamic constitution. This study uses Al-Azhar's constitution as a model of...

This Article explores the original meaning of the word “Emolument(s)” in the Constitution. It identifies four common definitions in founding-era political discourse. It places the constitutional use within its context as part of a larger reform movement in Britain and America and as driven...

Professor's Gibson's comment responds to some of the suggestions made by Professor Maxwell Stearns and observes that U.S. elections and the two-party system are shaped mainly by state law and not the U.S. Constitution, that candidates succeeding in national elections as “outsiders” are not a...

Many countries strive to provide independence to their judges and improve judicial quality through incorporating formal protection clauses in their constitution. This constitutional protection, I argue, has not been effective. Using a comprehensive set of indicators of constitutional protection,...