Devolution
Devolution
In relation to the devolution and constitutional law, John Hopkins[1] made the following observation: Although the term devolution has become increasingly commonplace in constitutional and political discourse, the concept itself defies easy definition. Its use in European languages dates to around the 15th Century and can be traced to the Latin devolvere (to roll down). It was used as a metaphor to describe the downward transfer of power, although primarily in the context of dynastic succession, most obviously in the War of Devolution (1687–1688). Today the term has morphed to describe not dynastic transfers of power but transfers of power from constitutionally (…)
Devolution
Embracing mainstream international law, this section on devolution explores the context, history and effect of the area of the law covered here.
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Further Reading
- The entry “devolution” in the Parry and Grant Encyclopaedic Dictionary of International Law (currently, the Encyclopaedic Dictionary of International Law, 2009), Oxford University Press
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Notes and References
- Max Planck Encyclopedia of Comparative Constitutional Law, John Hopkins, “Devolution” (2018, Germany, United Kingdom)
See Also
- Decentralization
- Devolution
- State Sovereignty
- Rights of States
- Local government
Hierarchical Display of Devolution
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Devolution
Concept of Devolution
See the dictionary definition of Devolution.
Characteristics of Devolution
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Translation of Devolution
- Spanish: Desconcentración
- French: Déconcentration
- German: Dekonzentration
- Italian: Decentralizzazione
- Portuguese: Desconcentração
- Polish: Dekoncentracja
Thesaurus of Devolution
Politics > Executive power and public service > Administrative structures > Devolution
See also
- Autonomy
- Devolution
- Decentralisation
- Civil service
- Labour law
- Right to strike
- International civil service
- European Institute of Public Administration
- Trade union rights
- Administrative autonomy
- Administrative unit
- Regionalisation
- Administrative reform
- Administrative cooperation
- Administrative organisation
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