Brown Translation Commentary On Draft

Juan Cole 02/03/2004

Brown Translation, Commentary on Draft of Iraqi Fundamental Law

Professor Nathan Brown of George Washington University, among the foremost US experts in Middle Eastern law, has kindly translated and commented on the draft of the Iraqi Fundamental Law published in the newspaper al-Qabas on Saturday. His commentary is informed and well worth reading. Our thanks to him for alerting us to this important posting.

About the Author

Juan Cole is the founder and chief editor of Informed Comment. He is Richard P. Mitchell Professor of History at the University of Michigan and an adjunct professor, Gulf Studies Center, Qatar University. He is author of, among many other books, Muhammad: Prophet of Peace amid the Clash of Empires. Follow him at @jricole.