Category: Other Federal Countries

January 22, 2020

Does the Russian Constitution Require Centralized Fiscal Controls?

Elena Ryabova contends that, to the contrary of rulings by the Constitutional Court, the Russian Constitution does not establish the need for uniform, centralized…

Comparative Federalism

January 17, 2020

Federalism in the United States, Mexico, and Argentina Compared

Antonio María Hernández examines and contrasts the federal structures of the United States, Mexico, and Argentina. Read more here.

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January 15, 2020

Decentralization in Zambia

A group of authors trace the progress of decentralization in Zambia since the early 2000s. Read more here.

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January 14, 2020

Scottish Labor Party to Review Its Federalism Stance

In the wake of its recent election losses, the Scottish Labor Party has announced that "our policy on federalism will be developed to ensure…

News

January 14, 2020

A Shift in Indian Federalism?

Aradhya Sethia writes that conflicts between the national government and some of the states over the Citizenship (Amendment) Act of 2019 and the National…

Comparative Federalism

January 9, 2020

Great Britain and Switzerland’s Approaches to National Sovereignty Compared

Jürg Martin Gabriel suggests that both the United Kingdom and Switzerland have attempted, in dealing with the European Union, to preserve respect for national…

News

January 7, 2020

Filipino House to Support Change to Federal Form of Government

The House of Representatives Committee on Constitutional Amendments has announced that it will pursue a shift to a federal form of government. Read more…

News

January 3, 2020

Call for Papers

Melbourne Law School has issued a call for papers for its upcoming workshop on "Federalism and Socio-Economic Inequalities," to be held on May 13,…

News

January 2, 2020

Alain-G. Gagnon Honored

Professor Alain-G. Gagnon, of the Université du Québec à Montréal, has been named a recipient of the Order of Canada for his research in federalism, francophone-anglophone relations,…

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January 2, 2020

Canadian Premiers Meet, Discuss Federal and Provincial Issues

Issues linked to the relationship between the provinces and the national government dominated a recent meeting of Canadian premiers. Read more here.

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January 1, 2020

Does Indian Ruling Ignore Principles of Federalism?

Alok Prasanna Kumar contends that the Supreme Court's recent ruling that a state government could not pass a law allowing direct appeal to the Supreme…

News

December 31, 2019

Indian GST Hobbling Federalism?

Vijaya Pushkarna contends that the cooperative federalism represented by the Goods and Services Tax continues to "wobble" because of the national government's inability to…

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December 30, 2019

A Behavioral Science Approach to Understanding Nepalese Federalism

A group of writers analyze Nepal's transition to federalism through the lens of behavioral science as a way to understand why people in a…

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Category: Other Federal Countries

Does the Russian Constitution Require Centralized Fiscal Controls?

Federalism in the United States, Mexico, and Argentina Compared

Decentralization in Zambia

Scottish Labor Party to Review Its Federalism Stance

A Shift in Indian Federalism?

Great Britain and Switzerland’s Approaches to National Sovereignty Compared

Filipino House to Support Change to Federal Form of Government

Call for Papers

Alain-G. Gagnon Honored

Canadian Premiers Meet, Discuss Federal and Provincial Issues

Does Indian Ruling Ignore Principles of Federalism?

Indian GST Hobbling Federalism?

A Behavioral Science Approach to Understanding Nepalese Federalism

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