THE LEBANESE CONSTITUTION AS A GUARANTOR OF THE FRAGILE STABILITY OF THE POLITICAL REGIME
https://doi.org/10.22311/2074-1529-2017-13-4-113-122
Abstract
The article analyzes role of the religion in the constitution of the Lebanese republic of 1926. It is demonstrated that the principles of
Islam and Christianity occupy a rather modest place in the Basic Law of the country. This is largely due to the specifi cs of the political development of the Lebanese state, as well as presence of sectarian cleavages. Also during the adoption of the constitution, the country was under the protectorate of France, which left an imprint on the content of the Basic Law towards liberalization and democracy.
Moreover, increase of the number, as well as infl uence of the Muslim population, can lead to an intensifi cation of Islamism, which will undoubtedly lead to abolition of the old and adoption of a new constitution.
About the Author
T. R. KHAIRULLIN
Institute of Oriental Studies of the Russian Academy of Sciences
Russian Federation
post-graduate student
Russian Federation
post-graduate student
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KHAIRULLIN T.R. THE LEBANESE CONSTITUTION AS A GUARANTOR OF THE FRAGILE STABILITY OF THE POLITICAL REGIME. Islam in the modern world. 2017;13(4):113-122. (In Russ.) https://doi.org/10.22311/2074-1529-2017-13-4-113-122
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