The federal contract : a constitutional theory of federalism / Stephen Tierney.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Tierney, Stephen, author.

Series:

Oxford scholarship online.

Oxford scholarship online

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Federal government.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (353 pages)

Edition:

First edition.

Place of Publication:

Oxford University Press 2022

Summary:

This title rethinks the idea and practice of federalism, and considers the specific constitutional purposes that federalism serves. Using the methodology of constitutional theory, the book re-evaluates our understanding of federalism in its historical development and present incarnations.

Contents:

The Federal Contract 1. The Federal Contract 2. Reconceiving Federalism 3. The Foundations of Federalism 4. Sovereignty and the Monist Constitution 5. Authority and the Federal Constitution 6. The Subjects of Federalism 7. The Purpose and Principles of Federalism 8. Federal Constitutional Design I: Recognition and Autonomous Government 9. Federal Constitutional Design II: Associational Government and Reciprocity 10. Dynamics: Changing Federal Constitutions 11. Federalism: A Constitutional Idea for our Time

Notes:

This edition also issued in print: 2022.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on online resource; title from home page (viewed on October 6, 2022).

Other Format:

Print version: Tierney, Stephen The Federal Contract

ISBN:

0-19-252956-0

0-19-184432-2

0-19-252955-2