Everybody in the Middle East is talking about reform these days. Hand in hand with democracy comes a clamor for constitutions. But what is the function of a constitution? When I was a student in the 1970’s, my classes in constitutional law discussed the impeachment of Richard M. Nixon, the right of
This coming week will see voters in France and the Netherlands consider whether to approve or reject ratification of the new European Constitution. What exactly is at stake? The Constitution was agreed nearly a year ago by the governments of the member states of the European Union (EU). With the rec
A conference in Madrid on Terrorism and Democracy took place earlier this month to coincide with the 11 March (“11 M”) terrorist attack in Madrid one year ago, which killed 192 people and injured over 1500. The Conference highlighted the difference in approaches between Europe’s response to 11 M and
Prospects for Israeli-Palestinian relations have not been better for ten years. Less than three months after Yassir Arafat”s death, the Palestinians have elected a new president with a mandate to end violence and resume negotiations in an attempt to forge an end to the long Israeli-Palestinian