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1. ‘Spearheaded Asymmetry’ in “Multinational” European Federalising Processes: the Asymmetric Challenges in ‘Regional States’: (Essay); 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
2. 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: (Essay); ... during the Covid-19 pandemic all federations showed efforts to coordinate their reactions. In Germany, the ‘Länder’ (states) decided on agreements concerning containment measures during regular conferences. ...; Created on 15 December 2022
3. The EU-Member State Relationship as a Principal-Agent Problem: (Essay); Ever since the European Union came into existence many theories have addressed the state of European integration. This paper tries to offer a further interpretation building on the principal-agent concept. ...; Created on 21 October 2021
4. Centre-state Relations: A Kerala Experience: (Essay); Immediately after the formation of the state of Kerala, general election was held to the Kerala State Legislative Assembly. In this election, the communists came to power in Kerala. This was the first ...; Created on 21 January 2021
5. Rome as a Determinant of the National Constitutional Identity: (Essay); Ylenia Maria Citino This paper explores the evolution of the constitutional status of Rome within Italy’s legal and political framework, arguing that the city’s symbolic and functional significance ...; Created on 26 June 2025
6. Common Constitutional Patterns of Capital Cities in Europe: (Essay); ... economic and environmental spheres, capitals remain deeply embedded in their states’ administrative structures, balancing their functions as political and cultural hubs with local self-government. The ...; 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: (Essay); ... the Irish government lodged an inter-state appeal against the United Kingdom before the European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) for the second time since the 1978 judgment on Ireland v. United Kingdom (I) ...; Created on 18 June 2025
8. The real choice: European or national rearmament, supranational or intergovernmental European defence?: (Editorial); Roberto Castaldi The debate on European defence seems confused. This is due to the fact that when member states cannot deal with a supranational problem, which requires at least European, if not ...; Created on 09 May 2025
9. Endogenous Limits of the Right to Conscientious Objection: Does a Conscientious Objector Have the Right to Refuse Even 1-Day Military Service?: (Note); ... 9, but also the right of access to a court under Article 6 has been violated. This is because, although the low fines and short-term prison sentences imposed by states for non-compliance with compulsory ...; Created on 09 April 2025
10. Modi’s Nehru Jacket: President’s Rule Invocations during the tenures of Prime Ministers Nehru and Modi: (Essay); ... in a state (province)’ and acquire executive and legislative powers of the state (provincial) government, until the constitutional machinery is restored. In between 1950-2024, Indian central governments ...; Created on 20 November 2024
11. Federalism and Decentralization in the Contemporary Middle East and North Africa. A Rejoinder: (Review articles); ... Cambridge University Press, 2023. This book makes a groundbreaking and compelling contribution to the law and politics of decentralization in the Middle Eastern and North African (MENA) states. Download ...; Created on 01 August 2024
12. Book Review: Federalism and Decentralization in the Contemporary Middle East and North Africa - Aslı Ü. Bâli and Omar M. Dajani (eds.): (Review articles); Nickson Mayieka Oira This work critically analyses the Federalism and Decentralization in the Contemporary Middle East and North Africa, edited by Aslı Ü. Bâli and Omar M. Dajani, Cambridge University ...; Created on 01 August 2024
13. New Caledonia: a Promising Attempt to Constitutionalize a Sovereignty Conflict Going Wrong: (Essay); ... state of emergency. There is no consensus on New Caledonia’s final constitutional status. Instead, dialogue between the parties has eroded and a true ‘Indigenous-settlers’ reconciliation is far from being ...; Created on 01 August 2024
14. The Road Less Travelled: Constitutionalising Internal Secession: (Essay); ... the Constitution, allows the Nations, Nationalities and Peoples (NNPs) of Ethiopia, the term the Constitution uses to refer to ethnic groups, to establish their own states, at any time. The right to internal ...; Created on 01 August 2024
15. Mind the Gap Between Federalism and Secession: the Relationship Between Two (In)compatible Concepts: (Essay); ... right level for governance within a complex, multi-layered system that extends from the personal through the local, regional, state, transnational and international.’ (Waters 2020:227). Taking the cue ...; Created on 31 July 2024
16. Two Western Canadian Provinces Asserting Provincial Sovereignty Seek to Challenge the Fundamentals of Canadian Constitutional Democracy and Order: (Essay); 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
17. The Current Challenges to Asymmetric Federalism in India in Comparative Perspective: (Essay); ... in India in 2019 by the Union government and its judicial approval in 2023 has been very challenging to Indian federalism. Since the States in India are based mostly on some ethnic identity, any attack ...; Created on 22 July 2024
18. Loyalty references in the Statutes of Autonomy in Spain: legal or symbolic value?: (Essay); Gonzalo Gabriel Carranza The federal loyalty in Spain is an unwritten constitutional principle that binds the State and the Autonomous Communities in their intergovernmental relations, as well ...; Created on 30 April 2024
19. The Unsettled Question of the Constitutional Framework and the Interpretative Authority in the Danish Rigsfællesskab: (Essay); José María Lorenzo Villaverde The wording of the Danish constitution (Grundlov) suggests that Denmark is a unitary state. However, both Greenland and the Faroe Islands have autonomy based on ...; Created on 18 April 2024
20. Federalism and institutional structure: (Editorial); ... hand, in several member states, including France and Germany, the vote resulted in a major setback for the ruling political parties, with obvious implications on the political authority of some national ...; Created on 22 March 2024

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