November 07, 2003

Afghan Constitution

Paul Marshall raises the red flag on the draft constitution for Afghanistan, saying that as presently constituted, it is nothing to celebrate. He calls it "Taliban Lite". It sounds like a prescription for an Islamic state:

While the draft outlaws discrimination on the basis of religion and sex, and professes adherence to international human rights standards, these provisions are subject to the stipulation that they cannot be contrary to an undefined "sacred religion of Islam...." The constitution does not say what the principles of Islam are. They will be defined at some later point by Islamic judges. But, whatever they are, they will be the law of the land and "ignorance about the provisions of laws" (56) will be no defense against them.

Posted by dan at November 7, 2003 11:15 AM
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