A world of second chambers
Subtitle: handbook for constitutional studies on bicameralism
By: edited by Jörg Luther, Paolo Passaglia, Rolando Tarchi
Series: Studi / Centro studi sul federalismo = Centre for studies on federalism -- 4; Studi (Centro studi sul federalismo) -- 4.
Publisher: Giuffrè
Published: 2006
Place of publication: Milano
Language: eng
Number of pages: 1220
ISBN-13: 9788814132605
Subjects: Legislative bodies; Congresses; Federal government; Constitutional history
Notes: Contains papers ... presented at an international conference held at the Centre for Studies on Federalism in April 2005.

Includes bibliographical references.
Table of contents: title: The search for a constitutional geography and historigraphy of second chambers / Jörg Luther; title: Properties of bicameralism and political/institutional systems / Giorgio Brosio; title: Legal comparison for constitutional development : the relevance of federalism and regionalism / Peter Häberle; title: The British House of Lords : a tale of adaptation and resilence / Meg Russell; title: The United States Senate / J. Wesley Leckrone; title: The Sénat of the French Republic / Thierry di Manno; title: Federalism and bicameralism : the German "Bundesrat" (Federal Council) as an atypical model / Markus Kotzur; title: The Mexican Senado / José Maria Serna de la Garza; title: The Brazilian Federal Senate / Luiz Magno Pinto Bastos Jr., Ruy Samuel Espindola; title: The Argentinian Senado / Gerardo Pisarello; title: The Canadian Senate : an upper house criticized yet comdemned to survive unchanged? / Danielle Pinard; title: Other experiences of bicameralism in Central and South America / Anna Mastromarin.; title: The Australian Senate : strong bicameralism resurgent / Bruce Stone; title: Representing the states at the federal level : the role of the Rajya Sabha / Sandeep Shastri; title: The role of the National Council of Provinces in the government of South Africa / Pierre de Vos; title: The Upper House in the National Diet of Japan : the House of Councilors / Mamiko Ueno; title: African second chambers : from colonization to modernization / Pamela Martino; title: Rose and functions of second chambers in other Asian countries / Pier Luigi Petrillo; title: The Belgian Senate / Francis Delepérée; title: The Swiss Council of States (Ständerat / Conseil des Etats) / Giovanni Biaggini, Chasper Sarott; title: The Austrian Bundesrat / Anna Gamper; title: The Italian-style federal senate / Michela Manetti; title: The Spanish Senate after 28 years of constitutional experience : proposado for reform / Josep M. Castellá Andreu; title: The Federation Council of the Federal Assembly of the Russian Federation / Suren Avakian.; title: The Senate in Poland / Mirosław Granat; title: Bicameralism in the Czech Republic : reasons, functions, perspectives / Jan Kysela; title: Some other experiences of European bicameralism / Demis Bessi; title: The Italnan model of state-local autonomies-conferences (also) in the light of federal experiences / Raffaele Bifulco; title: Suggestions to find a "parliament" within the institutional organization of the EU / Paolo Passaglia.