Courts in federal countries : federalists or unitarists?

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Courts in federal countries : federalists or unitarists?

Title remainder

federalists or unitarists?

Statement of responsibility

edited by Nicholas Aroney and John Kincaid

Contributor

• Aroney, Nicholas
• Kincaid, John, 1946-

Author

• Kincaid, John, 1946-
• Aroney, Nicholas

Editor

• Aroney, Nicholas
• Kincaid, John, 1946-

Subject

• Constitutional courts -- Case studies
• Federal government
• Federal government -- Case studies
• Case studies
• Constitutional courts

Genre

• Case studies

Language

eng

Summary

"Courts are key players in the dynamics of federal countries since their rulings have a direct impact on the ability of governments to centralize and decentralize power. Courts in Federal Countries examines the role high courts play in thirteen countries, including Australia, Brazil, Canada, Germany, India, Nigeria, Spain, and the United States. The volume's contributors analyse the centralizing or decentralizing forces at play following a court's ruling on issues such as individual rights, economic affairs, social issues, and other matters. The thirteen substantive chapters have been written to facilitate comparability between the countries. Each chapter outlines a country's federal system, explains the constitutional and institutional status of the court system, and discusses the high court's jurisprudence in light of these features. Courts in Federal Countries offers insightful explanations of judicial behaviour in the world's leading federations"--

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non fiction

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bibliography