ISSN: 2036-5438
- 1. Mind the Gap Between Federalism and Secession: the Relationship Between Two (In)compatible Concepts
- (Essay)
- Nikos Skoutaris Scholars have often either framed federalism as an alternative to secession (Buchanan 1995) or suggested that secession is incompatible with the federal principle (Jellinek 1905). ...
- Created on 31 July 2024
- 2. The European Union as a Form of ‘Functional Federalism’
- (Essay)
- Giuseppe Martinico In this contribution, I shall explore the concept of ‘functional federalism’ as developed by Peter Hay in his book Federalism and Supranational Organizations: Patterns for New ...
- Created on 29 July 2024
- 3. Loyalty references in the Statutes of Autonomy in Spain: legal or symbolic value?
- (Essay)
- ... as in the exercise of their competencies. The jurisprudence of the Constitutional Court and the scholars acknowledge its implicit existence, linking it to other foundational principles of the territorial ...
- Created on 30 April 2024
- 4. The Unsettled Question of the Constitutional Framework and the Interpretative Authority in the Danish Rigsfællesskab
- (Essay)
- ... their home rule arrangements since 1948 and 1979, respectively. The constitutional entrenchment of these arrangements has been questioned by a significant sector of Danish scholarship. This article contends ...
- Created on 18 April 2024
- 5. About the journal
- (Contents)
- ... issues in federal states, regional organizations, and international organizations at global level, whenever they are relevant to scholars of federalism. We hope scholars from around the world will contribute ...
- Created on 02 July 2021