Special Issue on Administrative Law

It is a pleasure to introduce this special issue of Arab Law Quarterly on the administrative law of Arab states.The special issue convenes scholars working on the administrative systems of Arab states -in regional comparative perspective or in relation to global trends in administrative law and public administration.Questions that initially motivated this included: What does the structure of public law in national systems reveal about the relative power of courts, agencies, legislatures, and heads of state to influence the regulatory environment?How do the doctrines of administrative law influence the doctrines of constitutional law and the reverse?Why has the substance and context of regulation changed over time, or conversely, persisted?In what ways might public-private partnerships in the Arab world contribute to scholarly debate on global administrative law?Across the four contributions to the special issue, these questions are addressed through a variety of topics, among them conflict of laws, contracts, obligations, arbitration, judicial review, deregulation, procedures, enforcement, and regulatory cooperation.The contributors are academics and legal practitioners; all seek to explore and understand the practice and theory of administrative law today.Not surprisingly, given the extent to which Egypt's legal system has shaped the legal systems across the Middle East, Egypt anchors many of the featured articles.As the contributors show, the comparative implications of Egyptian administrative jurisprudence are extensive.It is also not coincidental that Arab Law Quarterly was the chosen venue for this special issue that uses Egypt 1