Book contents
- Constitution Writing, Religion and Democracy
- Constitution Writing, Religion and Democracy
- Copyright page
- Contents
- Contributors
- Acknowledgements
- 1 Introduction
- Part I Constitution Writing and Religion under Limited Sovereignty
- Part II Postcolonial French-Influenced Constitution Writing and Religion
- 5 Secularism in a Sectarian Society? The Divisive Drafting of the 1926 Lebanese Constitution
- 6 The Constitution of a “Laïc” African and Muslim Country
- 7 Constitution Writing and Religious Divisions in Turkey
- Part III Postcolonial South Asian Constitution Drafting and Religion
- Part IV Constitution Writing and Religion in Contemporary Middle East
- Part V Lessons from the Cases
- Index
- References
6 - The Constitution of a “Laïc” African and Muslim Country
Senegal
from Part II - Postcolonial French-Influenced Constitution Writing and Religion
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 23 February 2017
Book contents
- Constitution Writing, Religion and Democracy
- Constitution Writing, Religion and Democracy
- Copyright page
- Contents
- Contributors
- Acknowledgements
- 1 Introduction
- Part I Constitution Writing and Religion under Limited Sovereignty
- Part II Postcolonial French-Influenced Constitution Writing and Religion
- 5 Secularism in a Sectarian Society? The Divisive Drafting of the 1926 Lebanese Constitution
- 6 The Constitution of a “Laïc” African and Muslim Country
- 7 Constitution Writing and Religious Divisions in Turkey
- Part III Postcolonial South Asian Constitution Drafting and Religion
- Part IV Constitution Writing and Religion in Contemporary Middle East
- Part V Lessons from the Cases
- Index
- References
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