Practising Self-Government : a Comparative Study of Autonomous Regions.

Practising Self-Government : a Comparative Study of Autonomous Regions.

An examination of how the constitutional frameworks for autonomies around the world really work.

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Ghai, Yash
Other Authors: Woodman, Sophia
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Cambridge : Cambridge University Press, 2013.
Series:Law in context.
Subjects:
Autonomy > Case studies.
Self-determination, National > Case studies.
POLITICAL SCIENCE > Essays.
POLITICAL SCIENCE > Government > General.
POLITICAL SCIENCE > Government > National.
POLITICAL SCIENCE > Reference.
Autonomy
Self-determination, National
Zelfbeschikkingsrecht.
Case studies
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Table of Contents:
  • Tables; Contributors; Acknowledgements; Introduction: Nature and origins of autonomy; Origins of autonomy; Defining autonomy; Purposes and varieties of autonomy; On longevity of autonomy: permanent or transitional; Negotiating autonomy; The resistance to autonomy; Autonomy and federalism; Autonomy and human rights; Human rights as basis of autonomy; Institutions of autonomy: implementing and operating autonomy; Contextual factors; 1 Seeking autonomy in a decentralised federation; The historical foundations of autonomy; The Québec Act5; The British North America Act.
  • The rise of modern Québec nationalismThe Constitution Act of 1982; The potential foundation for a sovereign Québec; The constitutional and institutional sources of Québec's autonomy; Constitutional provisions for autonomy; The structure of Québec institutions; Broad scheme for the division of powers; Relations between institutions at the national and autonomous level; Representation in national institutions; The methods of autonomy; Intergovernmental relations and dispute resolution; Asymmetrical arrangements; Fiscal federalism; Language rights; The autonomy of Québec's minorities; Conclusion.
  • 2 Prosperity and happiness through autonomySpecific guarantees; Relevant international and regional law; The local foundations of autonomy; Historical and political background; Purposes of autonomy: creation of some special rights; Provisions for autonomy in the Constitution of Finland; Entrenchment of Åland autonomy; The role of Åland in establishing constitutional guarantees; Dispute resolution and implementation of constitutional and legal provisions; Institutions of autonomy; The structure and composition of government institutions at the autonomous level; The division of powers.
  • Åland representation at national levelThe methods of autonomy; Methods of co-operation and consultation between different levels of government; Sovereignty and Åland autonomy; Conclusion; 3 Puerto Rico; The geographical and historical context; The constitutional basis of the current arrangement; The statutory framework; The Foraker Act, 1900; The Jones Act, 1917; The Elective Governor Act, 1947; Public Law 600 of 1950; The Puerto Rican Constitution, 1952; The international dimension; Institutional framework; The internal structure and dynamics of the Puerto Rican government.
  • The judicial systemThe interaction of legal traditions; Citizenship, voting rights and representation; Conclusion; 4 Foundations and institutions of South Tyrol's autonomy in Italy; The international foundations of autonomy: historical and political background; From an independent country to a part of Austria; The division of Tyrol: South Tyrol passed to Italy; The first attempts at autonomy; The Mussolini period; International guarantees: the Paris Agreement; The first Autonomy Statute of 1948; Unrest in South Tyrol and the UN Resolutions.

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