Using a 'Historical Institutionalist' approach, this book sheds light on a relatively understudied dimension of state-building in early twentieth century Iran, namely the quest for judicial reform and the rule of law from the 1906 Constitutional Revolution to the end of Reza Shah's rule in 1941.

Autorentext
Hadi Enayat is a lecturer of Politics and Sociology at Richmond American University, London.

Inhalt
Introduction 1. Law, State and Society in Nineteenth Century Iran 2. Law and Justice in the Mashrutiyat: 18911911 3. The Struggle to Establish New Laws and Institutions 19111926 4. The Reforms of Ali Akbar Davar and Beyond 19261941 5. The New Legal Institutions in Practice: 19061941 Epilogue: The Judiciary under Mohammad Reza Shah Final Conclusion