Federalism, subnational constitutions, and minority rights
Title:
Federalism, subnational constitutions, and minority rights
Author:
Tarr, G. Alan (George Alan)
ISBN:
9780313051906
Publication Information:
Westport, Conn. : Praeger, 2004.
Physical Description:
1 online resource (viii, 247 p.)
Contents:
Subnational constitutional space: a view from the state, provinces, regions, lander, and cantons / Equality considerations and their relation to minority protections, state constitutional law, and federalism / Participation in the decision-making process as a means of group accommodation / Austrian federalism and the protection of minorities / The protection of minorities in a federal state: the case of Germany / American state constitutions and minority rights / Asymmetric, "Quasi-federal" regionalism and the protection of minorities: the case of Italy / Federalism, subnational constitutional arrangements, and the protection of minorities in Spain / A dynamic federalism built on static principles: the case of Belgium -- Federalism and consociationalism as tools for state reconstruction? The case of Bosnia and Herzegovnia / Federalism and nonterritorial minorities in India / Federalism, subnational constitutional arrangements, and the protection of minorities in Switzerland
Abstract:
Whether federalism and subnational constitutions contribute to or undermine minority rights has long been a subject of controversy. Within the United States, the general view has been that federalism has been detrimental to minority rights. In contrast, other countries have seen federalism as crucial in safeguarding rights of ethnic and religious minorities. This volume provides the basis for a more nuanced assessment of the contributions of federalism and subnational constitutions to protecting minority rights by studying their impact in a variety of federal systems.
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