Title: Characterisation in federations : six countries compared /
Authors: Taylor, Gregory Dening.
Publisher: Springer,
Year: 2006
Subjects: Federal government.; Comparative government.; Law.; Comparative law.; Constitutional law.
Abstract: In this work Dr. Taylor surveys the federal countries of the world and asks how they divide power among the constituent units of the federation. In so doing, he considers not only the formal constitutional text, but, far more importantly, the case law that has grown up around it as the Courts develop approaches to interpreting provisions for the distribution of powers. This enables conclusions to be drawn about the effectiveness of various structural and interpretative approaches to the distribution of powers within federations.
Contents: Australia -- Canada -- The United States of America -- Germany -- Austria -- India -- Works in progress: South Africa, Malaysia and Scotland -- Concluding remarks.