ISSN: 2036-5438
- 21. Federalism and the Rights of Persons with Disabilities: An Introduction to the Symposium
- (Essay)
- The aim of this article is to offer an introduction to the Symposium devoted to Federalism and the Rights of Persons with Disabilities. The Implementation of the CRPD in Federal Systems and Its Implications ...
- Created on 14 November 2023
- 22. 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
- 23. Federalism in the 2015 and 2018 Peace Agreements in South Sudan – But What Kind of Federalism?
- (Essay)
- The last six decades of the history of what was formerly the Southern Sudan region, now officially called the Republic of South Sudan, have been characterised by conflicts and the concomitant displacement ...
- Created on 20 June 2022
- 24. 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
- 25. 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
- 26. 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
- 27. Towards a next generation of joint borrowing in Europe
- (Essay)
- Ettore Dorrucci and Stefano Rossi Europe’s experience with the issuance of supranational debt backed by national sovereigns has spanned over seven decades by now. Despite differing aims and designs, ...
- Created on 02 February 2026
- 28. From History to Identity: The Dynamics of Identitarian Constitutionalism in Russia
- (Essay)
- Fedor Arkhipov This article explores constitutional identity in contemporary Russia, emphasizing the interplay of historical memory, internal ethnic and cultural diversity, and international influence ...
- Created on 26 January 2026
- 29. A Comparative Review of the Federal Security Models in Nigeria and the United States of America
- (Essay)
- Akapoti-Ajibola Sunday James, Azeez Olaniyan and Iseolorunkanmi Joseph Federalism is a system of government that shares power among different levels of government. Two dominant security models in ...
- Created on 16 December 2025
- 30. 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
- 31. Decentralization in Italy and Greece: a diverging trajectory
- (Essay)
- ... autonomy between the two countries, with Italy exhibiting a minor trend towards federalism over the last four decades while Greece remains one of the most unitary and highly centralized countries in the ...
- Created on 26 August 2025
- 32. 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
- 33. 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
- 34. 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
- 35. 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
- 36. 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
- 37. 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
- 38. 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
- 39. 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
- 40. 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




