Federalism and Subsidiarity: NOMOS LV
James E. Fleming and Jacob T Levy
Abstract
This book addresses the application and interaction of the concept of federalism within law and government. What are the best justifications for and conceptions of federalism? What are the most useful criteria for deciding what powers should be allocated to national governments and what powers reserved to state or provincial governments? What are the implications of the principle of subsidiarity for such questions? What should be the constitutional standing of cities in federations? Do we need to “remap” federalism to reckon with the emergence of translocal and transnational organizations with ... More
This book addresses the application and interaction of the concept of federalism within law and government. What are the best justifications for and conceptions of federalism? What are the most useful criteria for deciding what powers should be allocated to national governments and what powers reserved to state or provincial governments? What are the implications of the principle of subsidiarity for such questions? What should be the constitutional standing of cities in federations? Do we need to “remap” federalism to reckon with the emergence of translocal and transnational organizations with porous boundaries that are not reflected in traditional jurisdictional conceptions? Examining these questions and more, this latest installation in the NOMOS series sheds new light on the allocation of power within federations.
Keywords:
federalism,
national governments,
subsidiarity,
power allocation,
law,
government
Bibliographic Information
| Print publication date: 2014 |
Print ISBN-13: 9781479868858 |
| Published to NYU Press Scholarship Online: March 2016 |
DOI:10.18574/nyu/9781479868858.001.0001 |
