Central Asian Law

Anderson, John. “Constitutional Development in Central Asia.” Central Asian Survey 16, no. 3 (1997): 301-20.

Sections: Constitutional development, 1992-94; Constitutional reassessment and the extension of presidential power, 1994-96; Conclusion

Clouatre, Douglas. “Turkmenistan.” In Legal Systems of the World: A Political, Social, and Cultural Encyclopedia, edited by Herbert M. Kritzer, 1663-69. Santa Barbara, CA: ABC-CLIO, 2002.

Sections: Country Information, History, Turkmenistan Government and Judiciary, Legal Structure of Turkmenistan Courts, Privatization Law, Individual Rights in Turkmenistan, Legal Training, Impact of the Law

Galemba, David. “The Authoritarian Roadblock on Post-Soviet Central Asia’s Long Road to Religious Freedom.” Rutgers Journal of Law and Religion 8 (2007): 1-33.

Sections: Introduction; Historical Overview of Religion in Central Asia; The Authoritarian Roadblock: Paranoid Leaders and their Constraint on Religious Freedom; The Endless Cycle: Oppression Begets Extremism Begets Oppression; Conclusion

Gemalmaz, M. S. “Structure and Authority of the Judiciary within the Legal Order of the Tajikistan Republic.” Tilburg Foreign Law Review 7, no. 4 (1999): 307-46.

Sections: Introduction, 1 Establishment of the Courts, 2 The Composition of the Courts, 3 The Judges, 5 Protection of the Judges, 6 General Evaluation of the Present System, 7 Rights of Individuals Subjected to Exercise of Judicial Power,

Huskey, Eugene, and Gulnara Iskakova. “Kyrgyzstan.” In Legal Systems of the World: A Political, Social, and Cultural Encyclopedia, edited by Herbert M. Kritzer, 837-42. Santa Barbara, CA: ABC-CLIO, 2002.

Sections: General Information, History and Legal Concepts, Current Structure, Legal Structure of Kyrgyzstan Courts, Specialized Judicial Bodies, Staffing, Impact

Katrougalos, George. “Uzbekistan.” In Legal Systems of the World: A Political, Social, and Cultural Encyclopedia, edited by Herbert M. Kritzer, 1724-28. Santa Barbara, CA: ABC-CLIO, 2002.

Sections: Country Information, History, Legal Concepts, Executive and Legislative Branches, The Judiciary

Merrell, David E. “The Post-Tulip Revolution Moment of Constitutional Reform: Will Kyrgyzstan Ever Get a Good Tsar?”, University of Washington Ghallager Law Library, 2009.

Sections: Not All Kyrgyz Citizens Desire Liberal Democracy; Some Desire a Good Tsar; The Tulip “Revolution” did not Bring a Good Tsar and the Post-Revolution Constitutional Reform Efforts did not Bring Liberal Democracy; Whether in the Form of a Good Tsar or Liberal Democracy, Good Governance Takes Time; In the meantime, Merit-Based Education Should Be Supported;

Merrell, David E. “Kyrgyzstan’s Constitution and Islam.” In Oxford Islamic Studies Online, edited by John L. Esposito. New York: Oxford University Press, forthcoming Spring 2012.

Merrell, David E. “Tajikistan’s Constitution and Islam.” In Oxford Islamic Studies Online, edited by John L. Esposito. New York: Oxford University Press, forthcoming Spring 2012.

Podaprigora, Roman. “Kazakhstan.” In Encyclopedia of World Constitutions, edited by Gerhard Robbers, 471-77. New York: Facts On File, 2007.

Sections: Constitutional History, Form and Impact of the Constitution, Basic Organizational Structure, Leading Constitutional Principles, Constitutional Bodies, The Election Process, Political Parties, Citizenship, Fundamental Rights, Economy, Religious Communities, Military Defense and State of Emergency, Amendments to the Constitution

Sinha, Sangeeta. “Kazakhstan.” In Legal Systems of the World: A Political, Social, and Cultural Encyclopedia, edited by Herbert M. Kritzer, 812-18. Santa Barbara, CA: ABC-CLIO, 2002.

Sections: General Information, History, Origins of the Kazakh Legal System, Legal Concepts, Current Structure, Structure of Kazakh Courts, Staffing, Current Trends