{"product_id":"democracy-redefined-michel-chiha-and-the-lebanese-constitution-9781399552707","title":"Democracy Redefined: Michel Chiha and the Lebanese Constitution","description":"\u003cp\u003eAt a time when democratic government is under attack, Chibli Mallat offers a new definition of democracy: \u003ci\u003ethe necessary representation in government of citizens as 'members of historically subordinate groups'\u003c\/i\u003e, a concept first opened up by Michel Chiha (1891-1954) during his drafting of the Lebanese Constitution of 1926. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThe book rests on two main research pillars: the first is a detailed historical and institutional examination of Levantine and Lebanese institutions, drawing on dozens of 19th and 20th century documents, including Chiha's constitutional papers. With unprecedented access to the Chiha Archive, Mallat constructs a world vision of Chiha through his writings and political positions which act as the background to his constitutional contributions. The second pillar examines the success and failures of an enduring Lebanese Constitution to advance this radically new view of majoritarian democracy, based on extensive research in political science and in constitutional law.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eMallat, Chibli:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - Chibli Mallat is Emeritus Presidential Professor of Law at the University of Utah and has taught inter alia at Harvard, Yale, Princeton, SOAS London University and Saint Joseph's University in Lebanon. He has published more than 40 books on law, philosophy, and politics, including \u003ci\u003eThe Normalization of Saudi Law\u003c\/i\u003e (OUP 2022), \u003ci\u003ePhilosophy of Nonviolence\u003c\/i\u003e (OUP 2015) \u003ci\u003eand Introduction to Middle Eastern Law \u003c\/i\u003e(OUP 2007). A practising lawyer and the principal of Mallat Law Offices in Beirut, he has advised governments, business and nonprofit organizations and litigated major cases in several jurisdictions across the world.","brand":"Edinburgh University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51811652141330,"sku":"9781399552707","price":135.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_999d02d7-8712-48f5-a503-d82359e6df15.jpg?v=1766487825","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/democracy-redefined-michel-chiha-and-the-lebanese-constitution-9781399552707","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}