He is related to the former royal family which ruled Iraq until 1958. He has succeeded to establish himself as claimant in the international press.
Accordingly, some critics assert he is not even in line to the throne according to the constitution of the old Iraqi monarchy. According to this constitution, the heir to the monarchy would be Prince Ra'ad (born 1936), Lord Chamberlain of Jordan.
Constitutionalmonarchy may have a special role to play when a police state collapses, and the new state has to be formed in a void where political legitimacy is missing.
Constitutionalmonarchy entails the resumption of political and constitutional legitimacy.
There is strong relationship between constitutionalmonarchy and democracy as a result of the fact that the optimal path to democracy is a peaceful one.
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