Federalism and Subsidiarity: NOMOS LV
In: NOMOS - American Society for Political and Legal Philosophy
In: Nomos 55
In: NOMOS - American Society for Political and Legal Philosophy Ser. v.21
In Federalism and Subsidiarity, a distinguished interdisciplinary group of scholars in political science, law, and philosophy address 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