ISSN: 2036-5438
- 1. Two Western Canadian Provinces Asserting Provincial Sovereignty Seek to Challenge the Fundamentals of Canadian Constitutional Democracy and Order
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- Errol P. Mendes This article analyses how two western Canadian provinces, Alberta and Saskatchewan, have used the concept of provincial sovereignty to argue for a form of autonomy that violates ...
- Created on 31 July 2024
- 2. ‘Spearheaded Asymmetry’ in “Multinational” European Federalising Processes: the Asymmetric Challenges in ‘Regional States’
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- Matteo Monti In comparative federalism studies, the category of asymmetry is being explored more and more. However, the traditional category of asymmetry, developed for federal states, does not ...
- Created on 24 July 2024
- 3. The Current Challenges to Asymmetric Federalism in India in Comparative Perspective
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- Harihar Bhattacharyya The article examines the various facets of the challenges to asymmetric federalism in India in comparative perspective and in the appropriate theoretical framework of asymmetric ...
- Created on 22 July 2024
- 4. Digitalising Agricultural and Food Systems: policy challenges and actions for the sustainable transition in the EU
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- The agricultural and food system faces significant challenges related to climate change, sustainable production, and food security. Digital innovation and the adoption of "enabling" technologies offer ...
- Created on 08 September 2023
- 5. Next Generation Africa: opportunities and challenges of a new instrument reallocating European SDRs to the African Continent
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- This paper forms part of a broader debate on alternative uses of SDRs following the recent General Allocation of August 2021. We intend to highlight the fundamental aspects that a potential reallocation ...
- Created on 09 November 2022
- 6. Common Constitutional Patterns of Capital Cities in Europe
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- ... from dominant "city-states" like Berlin and Vienna to decentralized capitals such as Bern and The Hague – while emphasizing shared challenges in governance, financial autonomy, and intergovernmental cooperation. ...
- Created on 26 June 2025
- 7. Troubled Legacies: The Northern Ireland Troubles (Legacy and Reconciliation) Act 2023 and the Thin Line Between Impunity and Reconciliation
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- ... reconciliation between communities. However, the Act has been heavily criticised for being in violation of the European Convention on Human Rights (ECHR) and was challenged before courts. On the one hand, ...
- Created on 18 June 2025
- 8. Blockchain Technology in Parliamentary Voting Procedures
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- Ylenia Maria Citino Covid-19 pandemics showed us that the functionality of in-person assemblies can be severely challenged by health restrictions. This paper aims to study the feasibility and constitutional ...
- Created on 28 November 2024
- 9. Federalism and the Unit Question
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- ... raise, not only because it contributes to the (comparative) debate on how to make federalism more responsive to 21st century challenges and problems, but also because it contributes to some broad questions ...
- Created on 29 July 2024
- 10. Indefinite detention of refugees ruled unconstitutional by the High Court of Australia – an opportunity for Europe to pause for thought?
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- ... with no prospects of resettlement to be unconstitutional. As governments around the world grapple with the challenges posed by mass migration, this article considers the consequences of the High Court ...
- Created on 05 March 2024
- 11. Federalism and the Rights of Persons with Disabilities: Disability-oriented and theoretical consideration of a legal philosopher
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- ... ratified the CRPD, they are nevertheless worthy of clarification, as they shape the assumptions underlying the analyses that address the challenges the Convention continues to pose several years after ...
- Created on 14 November 2023
- 12. Marching in line through the crisis or setting one’s own course in fighting the Covid-19 pandemic? A comparison of six policies, 16 states and two shutdowns in the German federation
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- When combating the pandemic, federations face the additional challenge that the responsibilities for political actions do not reside in one hand but are divided between several governments. Therefore, ...
- Created on 15 December 2022
- 13. The territorial aspect of second chambers in Latin American federal countries
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- ... theory, a senate mediates the relationship between democracy and federalism because it enables subnational participation in national government. Recent literature challenges this assumption and provides ...
- Created on 06 December 2022
- 14. Equalization and territorial integration in Canada: a nation building instrument?
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- The accommodation of territorial diversity is one of the biggest challenges that modern societies must face nowadays, especially in a context where secessionist movements are on the rise. Multilevel ...
- Created on 25 November 2022
- 15. The Reallocation of Special Drawing Rights to the Benefit of the African Continent: A Proposal for Euro Area Countries
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- ... The paper discusses how to overcome current legal challenges to facilitate the reallocation of the SDRs held by Euro area countries to an ambitious Next Generation Africa plan. Paper originally published ...
- Created on 08 November 2022
- 16. Jurisdiction and Pluralisms: Judicial Functions and Organisation in Federal Systems
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- ... is of dual or integrated nature in the organisation of federal and State functions, whether it has to cope with a huge geographic extension, or whether the challenge for the federal system is linguistic ...
- Created on 12 December 2020