Democracy,
Constitutionalism
and the Future State of Palestine
With a Case Study of Women's Rights
Adrien Katherine
Wing
PART II: FACTORS INFLUENCING DEMOCRATIZATION
A. Education
B. Political Pluralization
C. Communitarian/Hierarchial Society
D. Distrust of Authority
E. Multilayered Legal Regime
PART III: CONSTITUTIONAL STRUCTURES
A. Legislative Branch
B. Executive Branch
C. Judiciary
PART IV: CASE STUDY: WOMEN'S RIGHTS
A. The Impact of Custom and Islamic Heritage on Women's Rights
1. Customary Law
2. Islamic Religious Law
B. Constitutional Legal Reforms
1. Islamic Reinterpretation
2. Adoption of International Human Rights Norms
3. Intifada