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Dialogues on constitutional origins, structure, and change in federal countries / / edited by Raoul Blindenbacher and Abigail Ostien



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Titolo: Dialogues on constitutional origins, structure, and change in federal countries / / edited by Raoul Blindenbacher and Abigail Ostien Visualizza cluster
Pubblicazione: Montreal, : Published for Forum of Federations and International Association of Centers for Federal Studies by McGill-Queen's University Press, 2005
Edizione: 1st ed.
Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (78 p.)
Disciplina: 342.02
342/.042
Soggetto topico: Federal government
Constitutional law
Constitutions
Gouvernement federal
Altri autori: BlindenbacherRaoul  
KarosAbigail Ostien <1971->  
Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references.
Nota di contenuto: Contents; Preface; A Global Dialogue on Federalism; Australia: The Evolution of a Constitution; Belgium: Ambiguity and Disagreement; Brazil: The Challenges of Constitutional Implementation; Constitutional Politics in Canada; Germany: Overlapping Powers and Political Entanglements; India: The Emergence of Cooperative Federalism; Mexican Federalism in the Democratic Transition; Nigeria: In Need of Good Governance; Russia: Federalism in Flux; South Africa's Negotiated Compromise; Switzerland: Crisis of Confidence; United States of America:; Comparative Reflections
Timeline of Constitutional EventsGlossary; Contributors; Participants of the Global Dialogue on Federalism
Sommario/riassunto: These lively, timely, and accessible dialogues on federal systems provide a comparative snapshot of each topic and include comparative analyses, glossaries of country-specific terminology, and a timeline of major constitutional events. Countries considered include Argentina, Australia, Austria, Belgium, Brazil, Canada, Germany, India, Mexico, Nigeria, Russia, South Africa, Spain, Switzerland, and the United States. Whether you are a student or teacher of federalism, working in the field of federalism, or simply interested in the topic, these booklets will prove to be an insightful, brief exploration of the topic at hand in each of the featured countries. Contributors include Ignatius Ayua Akaayar (Federal Republic of Nigeria), Raoul Blindenbacher (Forum of Federations), Barbara Brook (Forum of Federations), Kris Deschouwer (Vrije Universiteit Brussel), Juan Marcos Gutiérrez González (Consul General of Mexico, Denver, CO), Rainer Knopff (University of Calgary), Jutta Kramer (Universität Hannover), Katy Le Roy (University of Melbourne), Akhtar Majeed (Hamdard University), Marat S. Salikov (Urals State Law Academy), Cheryl Saunders (University of Melbourne), Anthony M. Sayers (University of Calgary), Nicolas Schmitt, (Université de Fribourg), Celina Sousa (University of São Paulo), Nico Steytler (University of Western Cape), and G. Alan Tarr (Rutgers University).
Titolo autorizzato: Dialogues on constitutional origins, structure, and change in federal countries  Visualizza cluster
ISBN: 1-282-86368-1
9786612863684
0-7735-7306-2
Formato: Materiale a stampa
Livello bibliografico Monografia
Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
Record Nr.: 9910825141403321
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Serie: Global dialogue on federalism booklet series ; ; v. 1.