This volume, incorporating the work of scholars from various parts of the globe, taps the wisdom of the Westphalian (and post-Westphalian) world on the use of federalism and secession as tools for managing regional conflicts. The debate has rarely been more important than it is right now, especially in light of recent events in Catalonia, Scotland, Québec and the Sudan - all unique political contexts raising similar questions about how best to balance competing claims for autonomy, interdependence, political voice, and exit. Exploring how various nations have encountered comparable conflicts, some more and some less successfully, the book broadens the perspectives of scholars, government officials, and citizens struggling to resolve sovereignty conflicts with a full appreciation of the underlying principles they represent.
When Federalism Faces Secession: Presentation of a Theoretical-Practical Analysis of the Spanish Experience in the Light of Comparative Law
págs. 1-3
Secession and Federalism in the United States: Tools for Managing Regional Conflict in a Pluralist Society
págs. 7-61
Legality, Legitimacy, Decisionism and Federalism: An Analysis of the Supreme Court of Canada’s Reasoning in Reference re Secession of Quebec, 1998
págs. 63-84
págs. 85-96
págs. 97-111
Provincial Integration Through the Senate: Trudeau’s (Not Quite) New Era
págs. 113-126
‘Scotland in the United Kingdom: An Enduring Settlement’?
págs. 127-138
The Future of the United Kingdom’s Territorial Constitution: Can the Union Survive?
págs. 139-161
Fiscal Federalism and Fiscal Responsibility: The Case of Scotland
págs. 163-181
The Scottish Independence Referendum: Lessons Learned for the Future
págs. 183-202
The End of Belgium As We Know It: From Consociational Democracy to Partitocratic Deadlock?
págs. 203-219
Secessionist Claims in a Federal System: The Belgian Case
págs. 221-232
págs. 233-245
The Italian Regional State: A Counter-Reformation After the Failure of the 2001 Constitutional Reform?
págs. 247-262
págs. 265-285
Territorial Referendums from a Constitutionalist Perspective: Functions, Justifications and Legal Design
págs. 287-310
págs. 311-324
Federative Tools: A New Perspective for Secession
págs. 325-334
págs. 335-346
págs. 347-361
págs. 365-388
págs. 389-404
págs. 405-422
Federalism and Democratic Quality: The Contribution of Territorial Pluralism to Constitutional Democracy
págs. 423-431
Political Pluralism and Independence in Catalonia: Lessons Learned from Federalism
págs. 433-442
págs. 443-459
págs. 461-477
págs. 479-490
págs. 491-507
págs. 509-517
págs. 519-541
págs. 543-561
págs. 563-573
págs. 575-588
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