Introduction_ 3

LESSON N°1_ 6

I.      The concept of Right: 7

1.     Definition of Right 7

2.      Classification of Rights 7

2.1         Extrapatrimonial Rights: 7

2.1.1      Political Rights: 7

2.1.2      Family Rights: 8

2.1.3      Personality Rights: 8

2.2         Patrimonial Rights  (الحقوق المالية): 8

2.2.1      Personal Rights (الحقوق الشخصية "الدائنية"Droits de créance) : 8

2.2.2      Real Rights    (الحقوق العينية)  : 8

2.2.3      Intellectual Rights  (الحقوق الذهنية،حقوق معنوية): 8

3.      Resources and Activities 9

3.1         Glossary  مَسْرَد 9

3.2         Reading Comprehension_ 10

LESSON N°2_ 13

4.      Constituent Elements of Right 14

4.1         Person : 14

4.2         Object: 14

5.      Sources of Right 14

5.1         Juridical Act: 14

5.2         Juridical Fact : 15

6.      Resources and Activities 15

6.1         Glossary  مَسْرَد 15

6.2         Reading Comprehension_ 15

LESSON N°3_ 18

II.         The political regime and the Princiaple of separation of powers 19

1.      Definition of political regime_ 19

2.      The principale of separation of powers 19

2.1         Definition of the Separation of Powers 19

3.      Lesson Activities 20

3.1         Reading Comprehension_ 20

3.2         QUIZ: 21

LESSON N°4_ 23

4.      The Historical origins of the Principle of the Separation of Powers 24

4.1         From Greek Philosophers to Arab-Muslim Thought 24

4.2         Separation of Powers from Marsile to Montesquieu_ 24

5.      Lesson Activities 25

5.1         Reading Comprehension_ 25

5.2         Quiz 26

LESSON N°5_ 28

III.       The Organisation of Political Power 29

1.      The Three Branches of Government 29

1.1         The Legislative Power: 29

1.2         The Executive Power: 29

1.3         The Judicial Power: 29

2.      Lesson Activities 29

2.1         Reading Comprehension_ 29

2.2         QUIZ_ 30

LESSON N°6_ 32

3.      Typology of Political Regime_ 33

3.1         From the Point of view of the Head of State_ 33

3.1.1      A Republican Regime (Republic) 33

3.1.2      A Monarchical Rregime (Monarchy) 33

3.1.3      Lesson Activities 33

LESSON N°7_ 36

3.2         In Terms of People’s Participation in Power 37

3.2.1      Direct Democracy_ 37

3.2.2      Representative Democracy_ 37

3.2.3      Semi-Direct Democracy_ 37

3.2.4      Lesson Activities 37

LESSON N°8_ 40

3.3         In Terms of Separation of Powers 41

3.3.1    Presidential Regime_ 41

3.3.2    Parliamentary Regime_ 41

3.3.3    Presidential Regime vs Parliamentary Regime_ 42

3.3.4      Semi-Presidential Regime_ 42

3.3.5      Assembly Regime_ 42

3.3.6      Lesson Activities 42