ISSN: 2036-5438
- 1. A Comparative Review of the Federal Security Models in Nigeria and the United States of America
- (Essay)
- ... federal states are centralized and decentralized, especially within the political context of Nigeria and the United States of America. Security issues are universal simply because of their cross-border ...
- Created on 16 December 2025
- 2. Washington D.C. as a global center of power projection and its relevance for the interaction of State(s) and religion(s)
- (Essay)
- Pasquale Annicchino This contribution explores Washington D.C.’s unique role as a global epicenter in the production and dissemination of legal ideas, particularly in the context of U.S. power projection ...
- Created on 08 July 2025
- 3. ‘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
- 4. 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
- 5. The EU-Member State Relationship as a Principal-Agent Problem
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- 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
- 6. 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
- 7. Responsibility without Power: Federalism and the Dilemma of Internal Security Management in Nigeria
- (Essay)
- ... sector reform that ensures the constitutional entrenchment of local security mechanisms for the component units—States and Local Governments—to enhance effective security governance. Download pdf ...
- Created on 28 November 2025
- 8. Cities challenging federalism: how subsidiarity can help
- (Essay)
- ... democratic innovations take place. In this sense, cities are gaining importance as players beyond states from both a government and governance perspective. Through a comparative analysis of the constitutional ...
- Created on 26 November 2025
- 9. The Impact of Artificial Intelligence on Gender-Based Violence
- (Essay)
- Mariam Balavadze In the modern era, the development of technology is an irreversible process. Humanity has reached a stage where artificial intelligence can perform tasks that were once possible ...
- Created on 26 September 2025
- 10. London: The Past, Present, and Future of the Seat of Constitutional Monarchy
- (Essay)
- Oliver Garner London is the capital city of the United Kingdom. This unitary state is composed of four constituent nations under the ‘devolution’ arrangements, that may be regarded as ‘asymmetric ...
- Created on 08 July 2025
- 11. 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
- 12. 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
- 13. 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
- 14. 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
- 15. 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
- 16. 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
- 17. 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
- 18. 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
- 19. 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
- 20. 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




