Foderalismusreform und Gesetzgebung
In: Zeitschrift für Politikwissenschaft: ZPol = Journal of political science, Band 16, Heft 4, S. 1249-1274
ISSN: 1430-6387
One of the most important goals of the reform of the federal system was to restructure legislation. At the level of the central state the reform was to make legislation more efficient and transparent and the legislative procedure less time-consuming. In addition, legislative competencies of the central state have been transferred to the Lander level in order to reduce the veto-power of the federal council and infuse competitive elements into federalism. Finally, in a number of areas the Lander received the right to deviate from federal regulations by adopting their own laws. The article brings the shortcomings of this reform to the fore. It shows that1he changes which were adopted in 2006 will at best partly realize what the reform was supposed to accomplish. Adapted from the source document.