The Global Covenant as an Evolving Institution
In: International journal of human rights, Band 6, Heft 1, S. 113-126
ISSN: 1744-053X
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In: International journal of human rights, Band 6, Heft 1, S. 113-126
ISSN: 1744-053X
In: The world today, Band 53, Heft 10, S. 263-265
ISSN: 0043-9134
World Affairs Online
In: Australian journal of political science: journal of the Australasian Political Studies Association, Band 28, Heft 1, S. 118-134
ISSN: 1036-1146
SUDAN HAS EXPERIENCED AN ISLAMIC REVOLUTION WITHOUT VIOLENCE. IN A GRADUAL REVOLUTION THAT BEGAN IN THE 1970'S, ISLAMIC FUNDAMENTALISTS CONSOLIDATED THEIR POWER THROUGH WEALTH AND SYSTEMATIC CONTROL OF THE CIVIL SERVICE, THE ECONOMY, THE JUDICIARY, AND THE ARMED FORCES. ALTHOUGH FUNDAMENTALISTS COMPRISE ONLY 20 PERCENT OF SUDAN'S MUSLIM POPULATION, THEY ARE RICHER, BETTER ORGANIZED, AND MORE HIGHLY MOTIVATED. THE IMPLEMENTATION OF THE "SHARIA" HAS BEEN ACCOMPANIED BY THE ENTRENCHMENT OF DICTATORIAL RULE, THE WEAKENING OF INSTITUTIONS, THE EROSION OF CIVIL LIBERTIES, THE AGGRAVATION OF THE CIVIL WAR IN SOUTHERN SUDAN, AND AN EVER-WORSENING ECONOMIC MALAISE. THE FACT THAT THE MAJOR POLITICAL PARTIES IN NORTHERN SUDAN, EXCEPT THE COMMUNIST PARTY, ARE AFFILIATED WITH RELIGIOUS SECTS DOES NOT MEAN THAT THEY ALL SUPPORT THE "SHARIA." THE REVOLUTION HAS CAUSED APPREHENSION IN WASHINGTON AND SOME AFRICAN AND ARAB STATES, ALTHOUGH THERE IS AS YET NO EVIDENCE THAT SUDAN POSES A DIRECT THREAT TO ITS NEIGHBORS.
In: The world today, Band 48, Heft 10, S. 188-192
ISSN: 0043-9134
World Affairs Online
In: Australian outlook: journal of the Australian Institute of International Affairs, Band 37, Heft 1, S. 34-39