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Federalism<\/h1>\n

The Legal History of Federalism<\/h2>\n

This section provides an overview of Federalism <\/p>\n

Concept of Federalism<\/h2>\n

Note: explore also the meaning of this legal term in the American Ecyclopedia of Law.<\/p>\n

Federalism<\/h2>\n

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 (…)<\/p>\n

Political Philosophy of Federalism<\/h2>\n

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 (…)<\/p>\n

Federalism and Europe<\/h2>\n

There is an entry on federalism in the European legal encyclopedia<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Resources<\/h2>\n

See Also<\/h3>\n