Constitutional Origins, Structure, and Change in Federal Countries, Volume 1

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Constitutional Origins, Structure, and Change in Federal Countries, Volume 1

Edited by John Kincaid and G. Alan Tarr

Reference, Political Science & International Studies: Political Science: Federalism Studies

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An authoritative comparative analysis of twelve diverse federal countries.

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 examines constitutions 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).

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Part of the Global Dialogue on Federalism Series (number 1 in series)

472 Pages, 6 x 9

13 maps

ISBN 9780773529168

February 2005

Formats: Cloth, Paperback, eBook

"This illuminating book is the written equivalent of listening to the wisdom of experience of other federal countries." Dr Arnold Koller, former president of Switzerland

"This impressive volume will be of value to practitioners as well academics, a difficult balance to strike. I hope my US compatriots will engage in this vital dialogue." Dan Sprague, Executive Director of The Council of State Governments

John Kincaid is professor of Government and Public Service and director of the Robert B. and Helen S. Meyner Center for the Study of State and Local Government at Lafayette College.

G. Alan Tarr is director of the Center for State Constitutional Studies and chair of the Department of Political Science at Rutgers University-Camden.

Preface vii
A Global Dialogue on Federalism: Conceptual Framework 3
RAOUL BLINDENBACHER/CHERYL SAUNDERS

Introduction Constitutional Origins, Structure, and Change 8
G. ALAN TARR

Commonwealth of Australia CHERYL SAUNDERS 12
Kingdom of Belgium KRIS DESCHOUWER 48
Federal Republic of Brazil CELIN A SOUZA 76
Canada RAINER KNOPFF/ANTHONY SAYERS 103
Federal Republic of Germany JUTTA KRAMER 143
Republic of India AKHTAR MAJEED 180
United Mexican States JUAN MARCOS GUTIERREZ GONZALEZ 208
Federal Republic of Nigeria IGNATIUS AKAAYAR AYUA/DAKAS C.J. DAKAS 239
Russian Federation MARAT SALIKOV 276
Republic of South Africa NICO STEYTLER 311
Swiss Confederation NICOLAS SCHMITT 347
United States of America G. ALAN TARR 381
Comparative Observations JOHN KINCAID 409

Contributors 449
Participants of the Global Dialogue on Federalism 453
Index 457