Changing Federal Constitutions

Lessons from International Comparison
1., 1. Auflage 2012
ISBN: 978-3-8474-0000-4
Verlag: Barbara Budrich

Buch, Englisch, 420 Seiten, Format (B × H): 148 mm x 210 mm, Gewicht: 612 g

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

Zielgruppe

Undergraduates, postgraduates, and post-docs in political science and public administration, governance, European Studies

Autoren/Hrsg.

Benz, Arthur

Knüpling, Felix

Fachgebiete

• Sozialwissenschaften Politikwissenschaft Politische Systeme Staats- und Regierungsformen, Staatslehre
• Sozialwissenschaften Politikwissenschaft Politische Systeme Vergleichende Politikwissenschaft
• Rechtswissenschaften Öffentliches Recht Staats- und Verfassungsrecht Verfassungsgeschichte, Verfassungsvergleichung
• Sozialwissenschaften Politikwissenschaft Politische Systeme Transformationsprozesse (Politikwiss.)

Inhaltsverzeichnis

· 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

Über Autor(innen)

Prof. Dr. Arthur Benz, Technische Universität Darmstadt, Institute of Political Science; Felix Knüpling, Head, Programs and Partnerships, Forum of Federations