Federalism(s) and secession: from constitutional theory to practice

Parent, Christophe

Document type :

Partie d'ouvrage: Chapitre

Permalink :

http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12210/73935

Title :

Federalism(s) and secession: from constitutional theory to practice

Author(s) :

Parent, Christophe [Auteur]

Centre de Recherche Droits et Perspectives du droit (CRDP) - ULR 4487

Scientific editor(s) :

Cagiao Y Conde, Jorge
Gagnon, Alain-G

Book title :

Federalism and Secession

Issue number :

Diversitas

Publisher :

Peter Lang

Publication place :

Bern

Publication date :

2021-06

ISBN :

978-2-8076-1714-8

HAL domain(s) :

Sciences de l'Homme et Société/Droit

English abstract : [en]

The controversial issue of secession has received little attention from experts of federalism. The best federal studies either evade it or dismiss it in a few lines. However, the issue of secession has been present throughout ...
Show more >The controversial issue of secession has received little attention from experts of federalism. The best federal studies either evade it or dismiss it in a few lines. However, the issue of secession has been present throughout the history of federations. This book is one of the first to explore the complex relationship between federalism and secession. The authors whose work is presented here recognize the potential of federalism as a way to organize relations between several different states, peoples, nations or territories under the same government. However, they are not naïve or idealist about the ability of the federal idea to succeed in the complex situations in which it is applied. In some cases success seems assured (the United States, Switzerland, Germany, etc.), and the merits of federalism can be showcased. But there are also failures (the former Yugoslavia, or more recently Brexit) and semi-failures that have generated turbulence in recent years in devolutive systems (Scotland in the United Kingdom, Catalonia in Spain) or federative systems (Québec in Canada). This book provides a nuanced portrait of the issue of secession in federal contexts and lays the groundwork for questioning the still too fragile legacy of the great thinkers of federalism.Show less >

Language :

Anglais

Audience :

Internationale

Administrative institution(s) :

Université de Lille

Collections :

Centre de Recherche Droits et Perspectives du droit (CRDP) - ULR 4487

Research team(s) :

L’Équipe de Recherche en Droit Public

Submission date :

2022-05-02T12:13:03Z
2022-05-04T11:01:56Z

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