Polyphonic federalism
Subtitle: toward the protection of fundamental rights
By: Robert A. Schapiro.
Publisher: University of Chicago Press
Published: 2009
Place of publication: Chicago
Language: eng
Number of pages: 237
ISBN-13: 9780226736624
Subjects: Federal government -- United States; Civil rights -- United States
Description: "The relationship between the states and the national government is among the most contested issues in the United States. Questions about where power should reside, how decisions should be made, and how responsibility should be allocated have been central to the American experiment in federalism. In Polyphonic Federalism, Robert A. Schapiro defends the advantages of multiple perspectives in government, arguing that the resulting "polyphony" creates a system that is more efficient, democratic, and protective of liberties."--BOOK JACKET.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: The paradox : the revival of federalism in a nationalizing society; title: Federalism old and new; title: The return of dualism; title: Federalism as polyphony; title: The benefits of intersystemic adjudication; title: State courts as enforcers of federal law; title: Customary international law in state and federal courts.