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21. The ever-recurring salience of asymmetric federalism: (Editorial); As I write these lines, discussions about asymmetric regionalism are at the top of the political agenda in Italy. Towards the end of the 17th parliamentary term, in 2017, the regional governments ...; Created on 02 May 2023
22. The territorial aspect of second chambers in Latin American federal countries: (Essay); Second chambers are often designed to represent territorial interests, but they are prone to being taken over by political parties which undermines legislators’ territorial focus. In traditional federal ...; Created on 06 December 2022
23. Earmarking grants in a federal polity: (Essay); The ongoing transition from layered-cake federalism to marble-cake federalism led to an increasing role of intergovernmental grants in many countries. The field of higher-education is an example. Central ...; Created on 21 November 2022
24. Federalism in the 2015 and 2018 Peace Agreements in South Sudan – But What Kind of Federalism?: (Essay); ... of people and influx of refugees into neighbouring countries and beyond. The Southern Sudan region was a battleground for multiple rounds of civil war. A federal or federal-type arrangement was proposed ...; Created on 20 June 2022
25. Decriminalizing Abortion in Federal Systems: (Essay); This article considers the decriminalization of abortion in federal systems - decentralised and centralised. While factors external to the governance model influence whether abortion is decriminalized, ...; Created on 04 April 2022
26. Federalism, political culture and the Question of Remaking Nigeria: (Essay); The practice of federalism in Nigeria had undergone different stages of structuring to resolve salient political issues. However, despite each change to the structure, the clamour for further change ...; Created on 18 November 2021
27. Perspectives on Federalism web-site is updated as soon as new contributions are approved by reviewers and revised by the authors. They are then collected into three issues a year. You can freely download ...: (Archives); Perspectives on Federalism web-site is updated as soon as new contributions are approved by reviewers and revised by the authors. They are then collected into three issues a year. You can freely download ...; Created on 27 July 2021
28. Ethnolinguistic federalism and interborder conflict in Ethiopia: (Essay); This study examines the interplay between federalism and interborder conflict between the Tigrai and Amhara regions of Ethiopia. To this effect, secondary data, both qualitative and quantitative, ...; Created on 22 June 2021
29. Self-rule vs. Shared Rule: The Design and Evolution of Federal Institutions in Colombia: (Essay); In 1991, Colombia shifted from a territorial regime that combined shared rule with limited self-rule to the opposite configuration: extensive self-rule without shared rule. The radical shift between ...; Created on 19 January 2021
30. Jurisdiction and Pluralisms: Judicial Functions and Organisation in Federal Systems: (Contents); The thematic focus of this issue of Perspectives on Federalism shall analyse phenomena of pluralism in the judiciary of federal systems: ‘Jurisdiction and Pluralisms: Judicial Functions and Organisation ...; Created on 12 December 2020
31. 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
32. London: The Past, Present, and Future of the Seat of Constitutional Monarchy: (Essay); ... federalism’. This unorthodox constitutional structure results from the centuries of development from separate feudal autocracies, through imperial expansion, and into a modern constitutional monarchy. ...; Created on 08 July 2025
33. Paris: Epitome or Blind Spot of the Constitutional Identity of France?: (Essay); Giacomo Delledonne This short piece aims to make sense of the place of Paris within the French constitutional order and to analyse the role of the capital city in defining the constitutional identity ...; Created on 27 June 2025
34. 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
35. Common Constitutional Patterns of Capital Cities in Europe: (Essay); Giovanni Boggero This paper examines the dual role of European capital cities as both symbols of national sovereignty and autonomous local government units. Despite their increasing prominence in ...; Created on 26 June 2025
36. Troubled Legacies: The Northern Ireland Troubles (Legacy and Reconciliation) Act 2023 and the Thin Line Between Impunity and Reconciliation: (Essay); Lidia Bonifati On 18 September 2023, the UK Parliament adopted the Northern Ireland Troubles (Legacy and Reconciliation) Act 2023 to address the legacy of the Northern Ireland conflict and promote ...; Created on 18 June 2025
37. The real choice: European or national rearmament, supranational or intergovernmental European defence?: (Editorial); ... global, solutions, two proposals usually are put forward. On the one hand a federalist one, aiming at creating a truly supranational policy to deal with the issue. On the other hand an intergovernmental ...; Created on 09 May 2025
38. Endogenous Limits of the Right to Conscientious Objection: Does a Conscientious Objector Have the Right to Refuse Even 1-Day Military Service?: (Note); Işıl Kurnaz Can the refusal of 1-day reserve military service be interpreted in a way that expands the right to conscientious objection? The ECHR's most recent judgment on conscientious objection, ...; Created on 09 April 2025
39. The Global Gateway to Latin America. Strengths and bottlenecks of the European strategy: a mid-term review: (Essay); Gabriele Casano, Olimpia Fontana, Federico Nastasi The Global Gateway (GG) has been presented as the EU flagship foreign policy initiative to fill the global investment gap, with a regional focus ...; Created on 08 April 2025
40. Energotehnica: Primacy and Effective Judicial Protection Beyond the Rule of Law Crisis: (Note); Orlando Scarcello Case C-792/22, Parchetul de pe lângă Judecătoria Rupea and Others v. MG, Judgment of the Court (First Chamber) of 26 September 2024, ECLI:EU:C:2024:788. The Energotehnica judgment ...; Created on 04 December 2024

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