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ISLAM AN D THE RU LE O F LAW BETWEEN SHARIA AND S E C U L A R I Z AT I O N Birgit Krawietz I M PL EN U M Helmut Reifeld (Hrsg.) ISBN 978-3-938926-86-6 www.kas.de content 5 | p r e fa c e Gerhard Wahlers 9 | i n t r o d u c t i o n Birgit Krawietz 1 7 | I . j u s t i c e as a p o l i t i c a l a n d l e g a l o r g a n i z i n g pri n c ip l e 1 9 | j u s t i c e a s a p o l i t i c a l p r i n c i p l e i n i s l a m Werner Ende 3 5 | j u s t i c e a s a p e r va s i v e p r i n c i p l e i n i s l a m i c l aw Birgit Krawietz 4 9 | I i . c o n s t i t u t i o n b u i l d i n g 5 1 | w ay s o f c o n s t i t u t i o n b u i l d i n g i n m u s l i m countries – the case of indonesia Masykuri Abdillah The published statements reflect the opinion of their authors, but not institutional positions of Konrad-Adenauer-Stiftung. 6 5 | w h e r e i s t h e “ i s l a m ” i n t h e “ i s l a m i c s tat e ” ? Farish A. Noor © 2008, Konrad-Adenauer-Stiftung e.V., Sankt Augustin/Berlin All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced or utilised in any form or by any means, electronical or mechanical, without permission in writing from the publisher. Design: SWITSCH Kommunikationsdesign, Köln. Cover photo: (c) Das Bild des Orients, www.das-bild-des-orients.de Photographer: Joachim Gierlichs, 2003. Translation of German statements: WB Communication, Germersheim. Printed by Druckerei Franz Paffenholz GmbH, Bornheim. Printed in Germany. Printed with the financial support of the Federal Republic of Germany. ISBN 978-3-939826-86-6 7 1 | t h e i n f l u e n c e o f r e l i g i o u s c l a u s e s o n c o n s t i t u t i o n a l l aw i n c o u n t r i e s w i t h a n islamic character Naseef Naeem 8 1 | t h e s u d a n e s e i n t e r i m c o n s t i t u t i o n o f 2 0 0 5 – a m o d e l to e s ta b l i s h c o e x i s t e n c e b e t w e e n a n islamic and a secular legal regime Markus Böckenförde 9 1 | I i I . re l i g i o u s vers u s se c u l ar l a w ? 9 3 | ISLAM , c o n s t i t u t i o n , c i t i z e n s h i p r i g h t s a n d j u s t i c e i n m a l ay s i a Norani Othmann 1 1 5 | m u s l i m c o u n t r i e s b e t w e e n r e l i g i o u s a n d s e c u l a r l aw Sylvia Tellenbach 1 2 1 | s h a r i a h v e r s u s s e c u l a r l aw ? Kilian Bälz 1 2 7 | d e v e l o p i n g d e m o c r a c y a n d t h e r u l e o f l aw in islamic countries Helmut Reifeld P r e fa c e For the Konrad-Adenauer-Stiftung, strengthening and developing structures that support the rule of law is one of the most important objectives and elements of its global international cooperation. At the moment, we are running differentiated and regionally customised programmes on the rule of law in Latin America, Southeast Europe and sub-Saharan Africa as well as in East and Southeast Asia to promote functional legal systems that conform to the principles of the rule of law. Regular exchanges of experience and information serve to identify deficits in the rule of law and to analyse the need for corresponding reforms. At the same time, these exchanges serve to promote an understanding of the importance and functions of the rule of law, to consolidate respect for principles such as the separation of powers, the independence of the judiciary, human rights, the suppression 1 3 6 | AUTHORS of corruption and, not least, commitment to good governance. Until now, our work on the rule of law included only a few Islamic countries, most prominent among these being Indonesia and Malaysia as well as a number of partly Islamic states. By elevating the discussion about the rule of law, which is highly sensitive in some respects, to the supranational level, we intend not only to provide more knowledge about the interaction b