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Egypt – The Struggle for the Constitution

Posted on 13/03/201206/04/2012 by markbtaylor

The battle over who will dominate the Constitutional Commission is underway in Egypt. With a Presidential election being held at the same time, there is an atmosphere of chaos. Amal Wahab is the Cairo correspondent for the Norwegian daily Klassekampen, which published this piece on the weekend. On Saturday, the parliament began efforts to choose…

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A Case of Counterfactuals

Posted on 08/03/201210/03/2012 by markbtaylor

Iceland’s former prime minister is in court for things he didn’t do. To be precise, he is charged with four counts of not doing what he should have done, under the laws on ministerial responsibility. Herdis Sigurgrimsdottir explains. The case of former Prime Minister Geir Haarde is as intriguing as it is unprecedented. The principle…

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