Arab Spring

Dr. Carlo Panara, Ph.D (2006 Perugia, Italy). Sr. Lecturer in Law and Research Co-ordinator for the School of Law, Liverpool John Moores University. Key publications include the monograph 'Il federalismo tedesco del Grundgesetz dalla cooperazione alla competizione' (Rome: Aracne 2008) and the edited book 'The Role of the Regions in EU Governance' (Heidelberg: Springer 2011).Dr. Gary Wilson, Ph.D (2006 Hull). Senior Lecturer in Law, Liverpool John Moores University. Key Publications include 'Self-Determination, Recognition and the Problem of Kosovo', Netherlands International Law Review, 2009, v.LVI, pp.455-481. Currently writing a monograph on the UN Collective Security system.

• PrefaceThe ‘Arab Spring”: Constitutionalism and International LawCarlo PanaraAcknowledgmentsChapter 1: Changing the Guard – The Price of Democracy: Lessons from the Arab Spring on ConstitutionalismJackson Nyamuya Maogoto and Andrew ColemanChapter 2: The Emergence of a Right to Democracy – An African PerspectiveMichèle OlivierChapter 3: Human Rights, Democracy and the Legitimacy of Governments in International Law: Practice of States and UN OrgansJure VidmarChapter 4: The Arab People’s Revolution – Modernising the Legal EnvironmentAbdullah NawaflehChapter 5: The United Nations Security Council, Libya and Resolution 1973: Protection of Civilians or Tool for Regime Change?Gary WilsonChapter 6: Women of the Revolution: The Future of Women’s Rights in post-Gaddafi LibyaOlga Jurasz Chapter 7: Security Council Resolution 1973: A New Interpretation of the Notion of Protection of Civilians?Mohamed A.E. YoussefChapter 8: Pro-Democratic Intervention, Invitation, or “Responsibility to Protect”? Challenges to International Law from the “Arab Spring”Vasiliki SarantiChapter 9: The Possible Role of National Courts in the Aftermath of the Arab SpringTamas Vince AdanyChapter 10: Protecting Cultural Heritage: War Crimes and Crimes Against Humanity during Conflicts and Revolutions in North Africa and the Middle EastEdward PhillipsChapter 11: Palestinian Self-Determination and a State of AspirationJames SummersChapter 12: Egypt’s Complicity in Torture and Extraordinary RenditionsNirmala PillayIndexList of Contributors