The author, a professor of law, argues that both America’s campaign finance system and foreign policy decisions reflect a declining imperial power struggling to maintain global dominance, offering a provocative perspective on corruption and democratic deficits particularly relevant during Constitution Week, when Americans reflect on the foundational principles of their government… Suffice it to say [...]

What makes someone qualified to rule? One way to answer this question might be to approach it from the Islamic perspective, that is, by considering the criteria required for someone to become a mujāthid, a person accepted as an authority in Islamic law. The criteria include knowledge of the Shārīe‘ā essential objectives – ‘religion, life, [...]

On June 24, 2022, in the landmark Dobbs v. Jackson decision, the US Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade in a 5-4 decision, posing a risk to the reproductive rights of millions of American women. Though of course, the debate is limited in many ways to US constitutional laws and practices, it also draws on [...]