Crafting a Constitution for Afghanistan

• Published in: Journal of democracy Vol. 15; no. 3; pp. 5 - 19
• Main Author: Rubin, Barnett R
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Baltimore Johns Hopkins University Press 01.07.2004
• Subjects: Afghanistan; Constitution; Constitutional law; Constitutions; Democracy; Democratization; Government; Government and politics; History; Human rights; Legitimacy; Multiculturalism & pluralism; Policy making; Political Development; Political Representation; State Formation; United Nations; Panjshir Valley Afghanistan; Afghanistan

As 2004 began, Afghanistan approved a new constitution that represents a key step forward in its political reconstruction. Rubin details the process on how the new constitution was drafted and discusses its goals. He opines that realization of the new constitution's stated goals still depend on...