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Jan 29, 2022 · The Routledge Handbook of Subnational Constitutions and Constitutionalism is an edited volume that brings together contributions/chapters offering a concise yet rich account of the positions, functions, and features of subnational constitutions and constitutionalism in eighteen jurisdictions. The eighteen country reports, written by country ...
the normative justifications for subnational constitutionalism. 1. 8 The goal of this section is to accurately describe subnational constitutionalism from both the theoretical standpoint of positive political theory and the reality of the world's federal systems. A. Institutions, Federalism, and Subnational Constitutionalism
- Jonathan L. Marshfield
- 2011
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Jan 6, 2020 · Within this order, subnational powers of self-governance are understood to be plenary except as limited either permanently by the federal constitution, or temporarily by the exercise of national power that supersedes state law under the U.S. Constitution’s Supremacy Clause.
- James A. Gardner
- 2019
• What constitutional impediments stand in the way of it achieving its objectives? • How far does the federal constitution go to mandate constitutional structures for sub-national units? Much less common is the view from below.7 Indeed, sub-national constitutions remain low-visibility constitutions to citizens and scholars alike.
Jul 1, 2010 · A preliminary understanding of the term subnational constitutionalism is t hat it is a. doctrine con cerned with the form of government, the limitation of power, and the protection. of rights at ...
Oct 20, 2010 · Abstract. This brief essay aims to clarify the notion of subnational constitutionalism, providing a tentative description thereof and some reflections on its relevance. For this purpose, each component of this formula is investigated separately. Some of the features of subnational constitutionalism are then discussed at length, in order to put ...
It defines subnational or state constitutions as basic documents for given subnational entities which lay down entrenched basic rules on subnational identity, representative structures, organization of powers, fundamental rights and/or policy principles, and require the approval of the people or representatives of the subnational entity. The ...
