Changing Federal Constitutions

Author : Arthur Benz,Felix Knüpling
Publisher : Verlag Barbara Budrich
Page : 420 pages
File Size : 48,9 Mb
Release : 2012-05-30
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9783866495531

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Changing Federal Constitutions by Arthur Benz,Felix Knüpling Pdf

This book analyses constitutional change in federal and decentralizing countries from a comparative perspective. The authors identify structures, processes and strategies which have proven to favour successful constitutional amendment. Thereby, the book enables public officials, scholars, and students to learn from the constitutional reform experiences of other federal democracies and from practical suggestions how future reforms could be designed. From the Contents: The Relevance of Constitutional Change Constitutional Reform in “Co-operative” Federalism Constitutional Reform in Federal Systems with Divided Societies Devolution and Regionalisation in Federalising States Processes of Ratification Evolution after a Constitutional Reform Conclusion

Author : Arthur Benz
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 23 pages
File Size : 40,7 Mb
Release : 2012
Category : Electronic
ISBN : OCLC:1040485072

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Changing Federal Constitutions by Arthur Benz Pdf

Author : International Association of Centers for Federal Studies,Forum of Federations
Publisher : McGill-Queen's Press - MQUP
Page : 479 pages
File Size : 48,6 Mb
Release : 2005
Category : Comparative government
ISBN : 9780773528499

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Constitutional Origins, Structure, and Change in Federal Countries by International Association of Centers for Federal Studies,Forum of Federations Pdf

Providing examples of diverse forms of federalism, including new and mature, developed and developing, parliamentary and presidential, and common-law and civil law, the comparative studies in this volume analyse government in Australia, Belgium, Brazil, Canada, Germany, India, Mexico, Nigeria, Russia, South Africa, Switzerland, and the United States. Each chapter describes the provisions of a constitution, explains the political, social, and historical factors that influenced its creation, and explores its practical application, how it has changed, and future challenges, offering valuable ideas and lessons for federal constitution-making and reform.Contributors include Ignatius Ayua Akaayar (Nigeria), Raoul Blindenbacher (Switzerland), Dakas C.J. Dakas (Nigeria), Kris Deschouwer (Belgium), Juan Marcos Gutiérrez González (Mexico), John Kincaid (USA), Rainer Knopff (Canada), Jutta Kramer (Germany), Akhtar Majeed (India), Marat S. Salikov (Russia), Cheryl Saunders (Australia), Anthony M. Sayers (Canada), Nicolas Schmitt (Switzerland), Celina Sousa (Brazil), Nico Steytler (South Africa), and G. Alan Tarr (USA).The Frech edition is Forthcoming in the Fall 2005 as Les origines, structure, et changements constitutionnels dans les pays fédéraux

Author : Bertus De Villiers,Jabu Sindane
Publisher : HSRC Press
Page : 378 pages
File Size : 41,8 Mb
Release : 1996
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 079691706X

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Managing Constitutional Change by Bertus De Villiers,Jabu Sindane Pdf

Constitutional crises seem to be the order of the day with reports on the rise and fall of political systems around the world almost dominating world news on a daily basis. How does a country negotiate and manage constitutional change in such a way that the very process of drafting a new constitution becomes the first building block of such a change? This issue is the focus of this publication which outlines and compares the experiences of a wide range of countries which at some time or another had to manage a constitutional change.

Author : William S. Livingston
Publisher : Praeger
Page : 402 pages
File Size : 48,7 Mb
Release : 1956
Category : Law
ISBN : UOM:39015003766493

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Federalism and Constitutional Change by William S. Livingston Pdf

Study examines the nature of federal government by picturing its workings as a process in which the diversified elements that compose a federal state integrate and compromise their differences, rather than as a set of institutions and procedures whose operation is wholly determined by the legal norms and structures.

Author : International Association of Centers for Federal Studies,Forum of Federations
Publisher : McGill-Queen's Press - MQUP
Page : 84 pages
File Size : 53,6 Mb
Release : 2005
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 077352939X

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Dialogues on Constitutional Origins, Structure, and Change in Federal Countries by International Association of Centers for Federal Studies,Forum of Federations Pdf

An exploration of the origins, structure, and change of twelve federal constitutions.

Author : Richard Simeond
Publisher : Springer
Page : 269 pages
File Size : 50,6 Mb
Release : 1985-06-24
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9781349069910

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The Politics of Constitutional Change in Industrial Nations by Richard Simeond Pdf

During the last two decades serious attempts to alter basic constitutional structures have taken place in many industrial nations, even in those often thought to have highly stable political institutions. In some cases, such as Belgium and Spain, far-reaching constitutional changes have been put in place; in others advocates of reform have achieved only partial victories or have been entirely frustrated. In all cases, controversy over the constitution has been intense, involving basic conceptions of legitimacy, representation, sovereignty and the purposes of the state. Constitutional politics often reveals much about political life of modern societies that is obscured in day-to-day events. The results of constitutional changes can significantly affect the distribution of power, the ability to manage conflict and the outcomes of policy debates. This book explores the dynamics of constitutional politics through case studies of Spain, Belgium, Canada, the United Kingdom, the United States, West Germany and Eastern Europe, including Poland, prepared by leading students of these countries. Other chapters draw out the more general patterns of constitutional politics, highlighting the pressures which lead to change, and the formidable obstacles confronting them.

Author : Dawn Oliver,Carlo Fusaro
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing
Page : 510 pages
File Size : 50,9 Mb
Release : 2011-08-09
Category : Law
ISBN : 9781847317889

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How Constitutions Change by Dawn Oliver,Carlo Fusaro Pdf

This set of essays explores how constitutions change and are changed in a number of countries, and how the 'constitution' of the EU changes and is changed. For a range of reasons, including internal and external pressures, the constitutional arrangements in many countries are changing. Constitutional change may be formal, involving amendments to the texts of Constitutions or the passage of legislation of a clearly constitutional kind, or informal and organic, as where court decisions affect the operation of the system of government, or where new administrative and other arrangements (eg agencification) affect or articulate or alter the operation of the constitution of the country, without the need to resort to formal change. The countries in this study include, from the EU, a common law country, a Nordic one, a former communist state, several civil law systems, parliamentary systems and a hybrid one (France). Chapters on non EU countries include two on developing countries (India and South Africa), two on common law countries without entrenched written constitutions (Israel and New Zealand), a presidential system (the USA) and three federal ones (Switzerland, the USA and Canada). In the last two chapters the editors conduct a detailed comparative analysis of the jurisdiction-based chapters and explore the question whether any overarching theory or theories about constitutional change in liberal democracies emerge from the study.

Author : Michael Burgess,George Alan Tarr
Publisher : McGill-Queen's Press - MQUP
Page : 353 pages
File Size : 41,8 Mb
Release : 2012
Category : Law
ISBN : 9780773539549

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Constitutional Dynamics in Federal Systems by Michael Burgess,George Alan Tarr Pdf

How sub-national constitutions influence constitutional change and adaptation in federations.

Author : Xenophon Contiades,Alkmene Fotiadou
Publisher : Taylor & Francis
Page : 212 pages
File Size : 54,5 Mb
Release : 2016-10-04
Category : Law
ISBN : 9781317083894

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Participatory Constitutional Change by Xenophon Contiades,Alkmene Fotiadou Pdf

This book explores the recent trend of enhancing the role of the people in constitutional change. It traces the reasons underlying this tendency, the new ways in which it takes form, the possibilities of success and failure of such ventures as well as the risks and benefits it carries. To do so, it examines the theoretical aspects of public participation in constitutional decision-making, offers an analysis of the benefits gained and the problems encountered in countries with long-standing experience in the practice of constitutional referendums, discusses the recent innovative constitution-making processes employed in Iceland and Ireland in the post financial crisis context and probes the use of public participation in the EU context. New modes of deliberation are juxtaposed to traditional direct-democratic processes, while the reasons behind this re-emergence of public involvement narratives are discussed from the aspect of comparative constitutional design. The synthetic chapter offers an overview of the emerging normative and comparative issues and provides a holistic approach of the role of the people in constitutional change in an attempt to answer when, where and how this role may be successfully enhanced. The work consists of material specifically written for this volume, and authored by prominent constitutional scholars and experts in public participation and deliberative processes.

Author : Keith G. Banting,Richard Simeon
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 280 pages
File Size : 49,9 Mb
Release : 1985
Category : Law
ISBN : UOM:39015012174663

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Redesigning the State by Keith G. Banting,Richard Simeon Pdf

Author : Xenophōn I. Kontiadēs
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 490 pages
File Size : 48,9 Mb
Release : 2013
Category : Law
ISBN : 9780415529761

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Engineering Constitutional Change by Xenophōn I. Kontiadēs Pdf

This book offers a comprehensive comparative guide to constitutional amendment in Europe and North America. The contributions to the book are written by experts in comparative constitutional law and looks at a particular country providing a critical analysis of its constitutional revision principles, procedure, practice and developments. The volume includes a final chapter with a comparative analysis on constitutional amendment elaborating on and attempting to develop an explanatory theory regarding the points of convergence as well as the detected differentiations. Thus allowing the comparative elements interesting at an international level to emerge and be assessed.

Author : Alan Cairns
Publisher : McGill-Queen's Press - MQUP
Page : 166 pages
File Size : 48,6 Mb
Release : 1992
Category : Law
ISBN : 0773508929

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Charter Versus Federalism by Alan Cairns Pdf

In Charter Versus Federalism, Alan Cairns provides an insightful analysis of the consequences -- for citizen and government alike -- of the changes undergone by the Canadian constitution, especially since 1982. He also illuminates the difficulties of res

Author : Charles F. Schuetz,Carleton University. Department of Political Science
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 60 pages
File Size : 44,7 Mb
Release : 1982
Category : Canada
ISBN : STANFORD:36105063296722

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Constitutional Change, Swiss Style by Charles F. Schuetz,Carleton University. Department of Political Science Pdf

Author : Xenophon Contiades,Alkmene Fotiadou
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 469 pages
File Size : 49,6 Mb
Release : 2020-06-11
Category : Law
ISBN : 9781351020978

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Routledge Handbook of Comparative Constitutional Change by Xenophon Contiades,Alkmene Fotiadou Pdf

Comparative constitutional change has recently emerged as a distinct field in the study of constitutional law. It is the study of the way constitutions change through formal and informal mechanisms, including amendment, replacement, total and partial revision, adaptation, interpretation, disuse and revolution. The shift of focus from constitution-making to constitutional change makes sense, since amendment power is the means used to refurbish constitutions in established democracies, enhance their adaptation capacity and boost their efficacy. Adversely, constitutional change is also the basic apparatus used to orchestrate constitutional backslide as the erosion of liberal democracies and democratic regression is increasingly affected through legal channels of constitutional change. Routledge Handbook of Comparative Constitutional Change provides a comprehensive reference tool for all those working in the field and a thorough landscape of all theoretical and practical aspects of the topic. Coherence from this aspect does not suggest a common view, as the chapters address different topics, but reinforces the establishment of comparative constitutional change as a distinct field. The book brings together the most respected scholars working in the field, and presents a genuine contribution to comparative constitutional studies, comparative public law, political science and constitutional history.