... historical ownership of territories that can serve as a sound parameter. This practice has led to interborder conflict, which has both historical and linguistic bases, between the Tigrai and Amhara regions. ...
Unlike most other federal states, the Belgian federation has kept the organisation of the judiciary as a federal competence. The reasons are historical, principled, practical as well as political. Meanwhile, ...
This article provides a historical reconstruction of the normative dimension (principles, norms, values) of EU-ASEAN relations, with particular reference to the EU’s inclination and attempts to make them ...
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Are You Ready for That? The Next European Elections as a Crucial Moment in the History of the EU
(Giuseppe Martinico/Editorial)
(Giuseppe Martinico/Editorial)
... participates in the function historically played by constitutionalism. ...
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Unicameralism, Bicameralism, Multicameralism: Evolution and Trends in Europe
(Paolo Passaglia/Essay)
(Paolo Passaglia/Essay)
... and qualified unicameralism) did not survive, despite their sometimes-remarkable historical interest. Currently, parliaments in Europe are either unicameral or bicameral: while unicameralism is the most ...
... confronted with the need to balance economic interests, giving social policies a subsidiary role, and when facing the different agendas of each Member-State. This article proceeds with a historical analysis ...
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The Canadian Living Tree Doctrine as a Comparative Model of Evolutionary Constitutional Interpretation
(Leonardo Pierdominici/Essay)
(Leonardo Pierdominici/Essay)
... since its comparative influence is traceable both in the work of courts that are historical participants in transnational judicial conversations, and courts that are new players in the game. ...
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How to Bridge the Gaps between Competing Paradigms for EU Law: An Introduction
(Marta Simoncini and Gert Straetmans/Editorial)
(Marta Simoncini and Gert Straetmans/Editorial)
... historical and legal analysis of the emergence and transformation of the EU legal order. These contributions delve deeper into the absence of a European identity and go beyond the inherent critique that ...
... the way in which constitutional pluralism came to the fore, the different ways in which the theory was presented, and considers historical criticism it has faced. It then looks at the anomalies that, allegedly, ...
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Commanders-in-chief beyond the border: analysing the powers of heads of state in Northern American federalism
(Tiago de Melo Cartaxo/Essay)
(Tiago de Melo Cartaxo/Essay)
... even between countries which were historically influenced by the same constitutional and democratic traditions, but, as a result of a multitude of historical and cultural influences, decided to follow ...
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The Establishment of Metropolitan Cities in Italy: An Advance or a Setback for Italian Regionalism?
(Giovanni Boggero/Essay)
(Giovanni Boggero/Essay)
This paper aims to provide a brief assessment of the legal framework of the newly established metropolitan cities in the Italian domestic legal order. After an historical overview of previous attempts ...
Perspectives on Federalism is closing its seventh year and its issue 2/2015 confirms the interdisciplinary nature of this intellectual enterprise. This issue is a very rich one, as it includes legal, historical ...
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International Dictatorship or International Democracy. A Discussion of Albert Camus’ 1946 Considerations
(Tommaso Visone/Essay)
(Tommaso Visone/Essay)
... to revolt against their historical condition. To this end Camus stressed the importance of fighting for a new democratic world order that would have reversed the condition of international dictatorship ...
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Sub-national Constitutionalism in Austria: a Historical Institutionalist Perspective
(Ferdinand Karlhofer/Essay)
(Ferdinand Karlhofer/Essay)
... the way for a sustainable redesign of the federation have been started. The article starts with a historical outline of the Austrian federation’s origins. In what follows, the interplay of formal and ...
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Building Subnational Constitutionalism Through Identity Narratives. The Case of Spain
(Ilenia Ruggiu/Essay)
(Ilenia Ruggiu/Essay)
... inserts clauses regarding culture, tradition, historical rights and institutions of the region. After an analysis of some of the main Statutes, the paper focuses on the reasons that have caused this attitude ...
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Federalism, Fiscal Federalism and Health Federalism: Standard Costs in Legislative Decree No. 68 of May 6th, 2011
(Giorgio Grasso/Essay)
(Giorgio Grasso/Essay)
... Decrees No. 229/1999 and No. 56/2000 while also trying to understand the historical context in which the two concepts were initially envisaged. Finally, with the firm belief that federalism and health ...
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One Mountain with Two Tigers- China and the United States in East Asian Regionalism
(Li Xing /Essay)
(Li Xing /Essay)
... of economic and political cooperation and integration in the region. The paper intends to offer a framework for understanding the historical inter-connections between China-US relations in East Asia during ...
... projects that its collaborators and researchers are carrying out in the field of juridical, economic, historical and political sciences. Therefore, if an institution or organization with common interests ...