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A major characteristic of the European Union is its transitional or evolving nature, in particular with regard to the assignment of powers between the two main levels of government. More precisely, under current constitutional arrangements, this evolving nature takes the form of an integration...
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A wise man once said: ‘Just when you think things cannot get any worse, they will.’ The year 2019 was such a dramatic year for Turkey. The agenda was as loaded as ever. In early 2019, the stinging defeat of the ruling Justice and Development Party (AKP) in the municipal elections made...
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This chapter examines the World Trade Organization (WTO) from the social scientific perspective of constitutional economics. This chapter thus seeks to identify the causes and consequences of constitutionalization. Assuming that states act with intentionality and accuracy in their establishment...
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Few studies on federalism analyze the role of courts as safeguards of the federal arrangement, and those that do tend to be too optimistic about what courts can do. This article analyzes the effect of judicial review on the interaction between the central and a regional government in a...
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Democracy is explained by giving the power to the government, with the consent of citizens, expressing their will, directly or indirectly through voting. Promoting and respecting individual and collective rights and freedoms is the foundation of democracy. Citizen participation is remarkable on...
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This Article is the first to systematically consider the Constitution’s identification, definition, and integration of … the physical spaces in which it applies. Knowing how the Constitution addresses a particular problem often requires … knowing where the problem arises. Yet despite the importance and pervasiveness of spatial references in the Constitution …
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This doctorate thesis investigates how federalism choices adopted by the Brazilian Constitution of 1988 impacts … Constitution of 1988, as of today, is not necessarily an example of successful design. We also find, counter-intuitively, that the … to the Brazilian Supreme Court (which was transplanted from the U.S. Constitution) and its consequences for the …
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