Federalism

Federalism

The Legal History of Federalism

This section provides an overview of Federalism

Concept of Federalism

Note: explore also the meaning of this legal term in the American Ecyclopedia of Law.

Federalism

In relation to the federalism and constitutional law, Mahendra Prasad Singh[1] made the following observation: The contemporary connotation of the term ‘federalism’ as a form of government is a development of late 18th century America. Its earlier usages were more extensive and diffused, denoting social and political formations at national as well as international levels, mostly the latter. It arose as an alternative term to the monolithic power structure of the sovereign state that emerged out of the Treaties of Westphalia (1648–1659) heralding the decline of the feudal Holy Roman Empire in Europe, referring to the plans for internal structuring of a single state as (…)

Political Philosophy of Federalism

In relation to the political philosophy of federalism and constitutional law, Robert Schütze[1] made the following observation: The federal principle has made a long ‘journey through time in quest of meaning’ (Davis). Its etymological origins lie in ‘ foedus ‘—a word that signified ‘contract’. Contractual bonds are variously made; and the federal principle was open to a variety of conceptual directions. Early on, the federal idea became associated with arrangements between political communities. Yet, there was hardly any political philosophy of federalism in antiquity; and in the medieval world, the federal principle found but little light to grow. Modern federalism emerges with the (…)

Federalism and Europe

There is an entry on federalism in the European legal encyclopedia.

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See Also

  • Constitution
  • Federalism

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Further Reading

  • Entry “Federalism” in the work “A Concise Encyclopedia of the European Union from Aachen to Zollverein”, by Rodney Leach (Profile Books; London)

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Notes and References

  1. Max Planck Encyclopedia of Comparative Constitutional Law, Robert Schütze, “Political Philosophy of Federalism” (2018, Germany, United Kingdom)

See Also

  • Federal constitutions
  • Central government
  • Delegated powers
  • Federal judicial systems
  • Political philosophy of federalism

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Notes and References

  1. Max Planck Encyclopedia of Comparative Constitutional Law, Mahendra Prasad Singh, “Federalism” (2018, Germany, United Kingdom)

See Also

  • Central government
  • Decentralization
  • Delegation of power
  • Federalism

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  • Legal Biography
  • Legal Traditions
  • Historical Laws
  • History of Law

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Hierarchical Display of Federalism

Politics > Political framework > Political system
Politics > Political framework > State > Federal State
Politics > Parliament > Parliament > Regional parliament

Federalism

Concept of Federalism

See the dictionary definition of Federalism.

Characteristics of Federalism

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Translation of Federalism

Thesaurus of Federalism

Politics > Political framework > Political system > Federalism
Politics > Political framework > State > Federal State > Federalism
Politics > Parliament > Parliament > Regional parliament > Federalism

See also

  • Federation of States

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