Vol. 3 No. 006 (2023): Issue 006

غلاف العدد 6 من دورية حِكامة

Issue 6 of Hikama (2023) includes the following studies and articles: “Introduction” (Mahmoud Hamad); “Judicial Independence in the Arab World: Judicial Review Institutions and High Juridical Councils” (Mahmoud Hamad); “Judiciable Independence in Morocco: Constitutional Guarantees, Current Practice, and Prospects” (Ahmed Moufid); “Independence of the Judiciary in Jordan: Texts, Policies and Challenges” (Khaled H. Shnikat); “Government Size and Economic Growth: The Impact of the Arab Spring” (Mohamad Gaber Elsayed); “The Egyptian Zakat and Charity House: The Social Role of Al-Azhar between Community Service & State Support” (Mohamed Gamal Ali); “Iraq's Judiciary: Problems of Unrestricted Independence” (Firas Mekkiya); “Regimes and the Rule of Law: Judicial Independence in Comparative Perspective” (Gretchen Helmke, ​Frances Rosenbluth); “Judges and Democratization: Judicial Independence in New Democracies.” (Hala Abdelgawad); “Government AI Readiness Index 2022” (Abdou Moussa El-Bermawy).

Published: 2023-03-01

Studies

  • Government Size and Economic Growth: The Impact of the Arab Spring

    Author: Mohamad Gaber Elsayed (Author)
    117-143

    This paper investigates first the causal relationship between government size and economic growth in a number of North African and Middle Eastern countries during 2000–2020, as well as the...

  • The Egyptian Zakat and Charity House: The Social Role of Al-Azhar between Community Service & State Support

    Author: Mohamed Gamal Ali (Author)
    144-166

    This study examines the Egyptian House of Zakat and Charities as an example for Al- Azhar's public role after June 30, 2013. It raises questions regarding Al-Azhar's role in state-society...

Dossier

  • Introduction

    Author: Mahmoud Hamad (Author)
    9-16

    Given the shortcomings of many Arab justice systems, Hikama chose to address the topic of judicial independence. These include a lack of understanding of the interconnectedness of justice...

  • Judicial Independence in the Arab World: Judicial Review Institutions and High Juridical Councils

    Author: Mahmoud Hamad (Author)
    17-45

    The independence of the judiciary is a crucial aspect of any modern political system. In the Arab world, however, there are few studies investigating this issue. This paper aims to shed light on...

  • Judiciable Independence in Morocco: Constitutional Guarantees, Current Practice, and Prospects

    Author: Ahmed Moufid (Author)
    46-68

    This research offers insight into an issue that is crucial to understanding Morocco's constitutional, institutional, and legal framework. To achieve this goal, it examines the historical context...

  • Independence of the Judiciary in Jordan: Texts, Policies and Challenges

    Author: Khaled H. Shnikat (Author)
    69-89

    This paper examines the independence of the judiciary in Jordan under the Constitution of 1952, as well as the constitutional amendments of 2011, the laws regulating the judiciary promulgated...

Policy Papers

  • Iraq's Judiciary: Problems of Unrestricted Independence

    Author: Firas Mekkiya (Author)
    93-114

    Following a historical assessment of judicial independence in Iraq since 1921, this paper examines the deviations and challenges that the Iraqi judiciary has encountered since 2003. It...

Translated Study

  • Regimes and the Rule of Law: Judicial Independence in Comparative Perspective

    Author: Gretchen Helmke, Frances Rosenbluth (Author)
    169-201

    According to popular wisdom, judicial independence and the rule of law are essential features of modern democracy. Drawing on the growing comparative literature on courts, we unpack this claim...

Book Reviews

  • Judges and Democratization: Judicial Independence in New Democracies.

    Author: Hala Abdelgawad (Author)
    205-213

    The book discusses the independence of the judiciary in the context of democratic transition. The analysis is based on the premise that democracy cannot be consolidated without the rule of law...

  • Government AI Readiness Index 2022

    Author: Abdou Moussa El-Bermawy (Author)
    214-221

    At the end of 2022, Oxford Insights released the sixth edition of the Government's Readiness Index for Artificial Intelligence report, which it has issued annually since 2017. The report...