where each stage receives its particular colouring from a particular constitution (or constitutional dimension). Reflecting … constitution; in the second phase, the emphasis shifted to juridical constitution; during the third wave, the focus was transferred … to political constitution; and finally, in our contemporary age, since, say, the Treaty of Amsterdam the pacemaker role …

units' constitutional arrangements as an alternative to the reforms of the federal constitution. Looking at the case of … Spanish model of federalism and others. This is done through the study of the initiation of the Catalan reform process, its …

The common perception that Montesquieu is not a major theorist of federalism is due both to the peripheral nature of … his account of confederate republics and his praise of the unitary British Constitution in the Spirit of the Laws. This … study challenges this view by arguing that, despite his endorsement of the separation of powers, Montesquieu had serious …