Constitutional law and regionalism : a comparative analysis of regionalist negotiations / Vito Breda (Senior Lecturer in Law, School of Law and Justice, University of Southern Queensland, Australia).
2018
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Author
Title
Constitutional law and regionalism : a comparative analysis of regionalist negotiations / Vito Breda (Senior Lecturer in Law, School of Law and Justice, University of Southern Queensland, Australia).
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Imprint
Northampton, MA : Edward Elgar Pub., Inc., 2018.
Description
1 online resource (304 pages).
Series
Elgar monographs in constitutional and administrative law.
Formatted Contents Note
Contents: Acknowledgements
Introduction
1. Identity based constitutional claims: negotiating with regionalists
2. The United Kingdom: identity based constitutional claims in a parliamentarian system
3. Spain: constitutional negotiations and ethnocentric nationalisms
4. Italy: constitutional negotiations and tolerance in a partimonial political system
5. Canada: a multinational constitution and the obligation to negotiate
6. USA: constitutional negotiations and peripheral nationalism
7. New Zealand: the westminster model and meso-governance
8. Australia: the recognition of Aboriginal Peoples and Torres Strait Islanders
Conclusion
Bibliography
Index.
Introduction
1. Identity based constitutional claims: negotiating with regionalists
2. The United Kingdom: identity based constitutional claims in a parliamentarian system
3. Spain: constitutional negotiations and ethnocentric nationalisms
4. Italy: constitutional negotiations and tolerance in a partimonial political system
5. Canada: a multinational constitution and the obligation to negotiate
6. USA: constitutional negotiations and peripheral nationalism
7. New Zealand: the westminster model and meso-governance
8. Australia: the recognition of Aboriginal Peoples and Torres Strait Islanders
Conclusion
Bibliography
Index.
Summary
Constitutions and their systems are increasingly under pressure from identity groups such as regional and national minorities. Presenting the first comparative analysis of the negotiation of constitutional demands by these groups, Vito Breda uses an innovative methodology to create a richer understanding of the pluralistic nature of modern states. Combining both political and constitutional analysis, Breda expertly analyses cases from the UK, Spain, Italy, Canada, the USA, New Zealand and Australia, reviewing the practices of cooperation and litigation between these groups and central institutions. An evaluation of the implications of the Catalonian, Puerto Rican and Scottish referenda show how regionalists seek to negotiate with central governments, defined by what they consider acceptable engagements under constitutional law. Both the systems and the constitutions themselves are changing under the pressure of these groups, but what remains is the distinctive constitutional structure ensuring that democratic agreements emerge from difficult negotiation processes. Timely and in-depth, this book is a vital contribution to the discussion on constitutional law globally. It will also attract researchers interested in regional issues within law, political science and sociology, and particularly those who study the role of regional or nationalist movements inside democracies.
Bibliography, etc. Note
Includes bibliographical references and index.
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WWW
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Elgaronline.
Language
English
ISBN
9781783470136 e-book
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