Work Package 2

Islam as a Constitutional Value System

Work Package 2 explores Islam as a source of constitutional legitimacy, moral authority, and legal meaning in contemporary Muslim-majority societies. It examines how Islamic values interact with constitutional law, administrative reform, legal pluralism, gender justice, financial ethics, and everyday governance.

Rather than treating Islam and constitutionalism as opposing forces, this work package investigates how Islamic legal and ethical traditions may contribute to public trust, civic stability, and institutional legitimacy. It studies how Islamic norms are interpreted and mobilized within formal legal systems, state institutions, courts, public administration, and civil society.

The work package also pays attention to the coexistence of different legal orders, including state law, Islamic law, customary law, and informal legal practices. By analysing these plural legal configurations, it seeks to understand how constitutional systems can reflect the moral and social realities of the societies in which they operate.

Work Package 2 contributes to the project by showing how Islamic values may function as part of constitutional and governance frameworks, shaping how citizens understand justice, authority, accountability, and participation.