Courts in Federal Countries : Federalists or Unitarists? / Nicholas Aroney, John Kincaid.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Aroney, Nicholas, editor.

Kincaid, John, 1946- editor.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Political science.

Genre:

Electronic books.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (597 pages)

Other Title:

Knowledge Unlatched.

Place of Publication:

Toronto : University of Toronto Press, 2017.

System Details:

text file

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.

Notes:

Description based on print version record.

Local Notes:

KU Select 2016 Front List Collection

BiblioBoard internal publisher id: 100138

ISBN:

9781487514662

OCLC:

982378193

Access Restriction:

Open Access Unrestricted online access