This article examines the typical characteristics and constitutional consequences of a largely neglected phenomenon that I call the “democratic coup d’état.” To date, the academic legal literature has analyzed all military coups under an anti-democratic framework. That conventional...

As Egypt underwent a tumultuous military-led transition from autocracy to democracy beginning in 2011, a chorus of commentators advocated a “Turkish model” for civil-military relations in Egypt’s nascent democracy. That term is frequently invoked in both popular and academic discourse, but...

The prevailing conceptions of constitutions ordinarily characterize them as rigid and long-enduring, if not permanent, documents. This Article challenges that prevailing wisdom on both descriptive and normative grounds by providing the first systematic examination of temporary constitutions,...

This article was the Kirby lecture presented in March 2009 at the Southern Cross University in Sydney, Australia. Adrien Wing's keynote speech was in support of Australian retired Justice Michael Kirby's legacy that national courts can and should gain strength from international law. The author...

President Obama stated during his presidential campaign: “Nobody is suffering more than the Palestinian people.” The situation for all Gazans remains dire. Adrien Wing and Samuel Nielson advocate for gender issues not to be left out of whatever developments do occur. When a general project...

The Gaza Strip and West Bank Palestinian Territories are currently under the authority of two different Palestinian governments. Gaza has Hamas, and the West Bank is under the jurisdiction of Palestinian Authority (PA) President Mahmoud Abbas, head of the mainstream Fatah party. Palestinian...

This article argues that critical race theory (CRT), which emerged within the legal academy as a self-conscious entity in 1989, continues to be a vital and important part of legal scholarship and teaching. The article notes that despite having elected a black president, black members of...

This article discusses the potentiality of a Truth and Reconciliation (TRC) for the Holyland - Palestine and Israel. At some point, peace may come to the region and the independent state of Palestine may sit by side with Israel. At that time, the Palestinians may wish to come to terms with the...

The purpose of this article is to discuss the current status of one resilient group of women - Palestinians. Their economic and social development has been hindered by disparate treatment in all facets of their lives from both internal and external factors involving the intertwining of customary...