Shi'i Jurisprudence and Constitution

1. Front Matter

   Pages i-xii

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2. Introduction

   • Amirhassan Boozari

   Pages 1-7

3. Uṣūlī Jurisprudence and Reason

   • Amirhassan Boozari

   Pages 9-34

4. Authority: Theories, Models, Discords

   • Amirhassan Boozari

   Pages 35-43

5. The 1905 Constitutional Revolution: Shi’i Jurisprudence and Constitutionalism

   • Amirhassan Boozari

   Pages 45-98

6. Constitutionalist Jurisprudence

   • Amirhassan Boozari

   Pages 99-152

7. Back Matter

   Pages 153-252

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Focusing substantially on the relation between the concept of constitutionalism and Islamic Law in general and how such relation is specifically reflected in the Shiite jurisprudence, this volume explores the juristic origins of constitutionalism, especially in the context of 1905 Constitutional Revolution in Iran.

• concept
• constitution
• Iran
• Islam
• Islamic law
• model
• revolution
• religion and society

"This book provides a highly learned, stimulating and informative argument on the role of the constitutionalist 'ulama in the Iranian constitutional revolution, and the usuli theories that underpinned their understanding and arguments on the matter. It is thus a most significant contribution to the literature on constitutionalism and the Revolution." - Vanessa Martin, Department of History, Royal Holloway, University of London

AMIRHASSAN BOOZARI is Lecturer in Law at UCLA Law School, USA.

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