Major
Political Science
Anticipated Graduation Year
2023
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Open Access
Abstract
Do de jure constitutional rights impact de facto protection of those rights? Under immense pressure to democratize as a result of the Arab Spring, several Arab countries including the North African nations of Algeria, Egypt, Morocco, and Tunisia have recently adopted formal constitutions employing a broad spectrum of human rights language. However, it remains a question whether these constitutional reforms actually lead to more protection of human rights or whether they are merely for window dressing.
Faculty Mentors & Instructors
Tofigh Maboudi, Ph.D., Department of Political Science
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Social Inclusion and Minority Rights: Analyzing North African Constitutions
Do de jure constitutional rights impact de facto protection of those rights? Under immense pressure to democratize as a result of the Arab Spring, several Arab countries including the North African nations of Algeria, Egypt, Morocco, and Tunisia have recently adopted formal constitutions employing a broad spectrum of human rights language. However, it remains a question whether these constitutional reforms actually lead to more protection of human rights or whether they are merely for window dressing.