Research Catalog

Title

A Constitution for Europe : a comparative study of federal constitutions and plans for the United States of Europe / Preston King and Andrea Bosco, editors ; Andrew Adonis ... [et al.].

Publication

London : Lothian Foundation Press, 1991.

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Details

Additional Authors

• King, Preston T., 1936-
• Bosco, Andrea, 1957-
• Lothian Foundation Conference (5th : 1990 : University of London)

Description

vi, 377 p.; 22 cm.

Subjects

• European federation > Congresses
• Constitutional history > Congresses

Note

• "Papers given at the Fifth Lothian Foundation Conference, "A Constitution for Europe" ... held at Royal Holloway and Bedford New College, University of London, over 16-17 December, 1990"--Pref.

Bibliography (note)

• Includes bibliographical references and index.

Processing Action (note)

• committed to retain

Contents

Introduction / Preston King -- Part 1: Federalism in contemporary Europe. The making of Europe : strengths, constraints, and resolutions / James O'Connell -- Subsidiarity : theory of a new federalism? / Andrew Adonis -- The financial Constitution of the European Community : its deficiences and a proposal for reform / Dieter Biehl -- Constitutional and political problems of German re-unification : their relevance and impact on European unification / Geoffrey K. Roberts -- The new federalism in the USSR / Richard Sakwa -- Exploration in ambiguity : the paradoxical relationships between Swiss federalism and European integration / Clive Church -- Anglo-Irish relations, the Northern Ireland problem and the possible mediatory role of the European Community / Cornelius O'Leary -- Part 2: Federalism in continental Europe : a retrospect. The Kantian model of federalism / Howard Williams -- Notes on the political aesthetics of German federalism / Rudiger Görner -- The federal idea in Europe before 1914 / Derek H. Aldcroft -- Authoritarian federalists in Central Europe / Peter Stirk -- Britain, Germany and the dishing of the Briand Plan / Andrew Crozier -- European federalism and the Attlee government / Anthony Short -- Part 3: Federalism in the British Commonwealth. Home Rule for Ireland : a failure of federalism? / Angus Macintyre -- Federalism and the empire : British federal ideas for the British / Michael Burgess -- Federal solutions to the problem of Indian unity, 1931-1946 / Thomas Fraser -- The Canadian experience / David B. Swinfen -- Federalism in Canada / Michael Rush -- "Breaking up is hard to do" : Canadian lessons for European federalism / / Vincent della Sala -- Part 4: The American experience. The making of the American Constitution / Howard Temperley -- The ratification of the United States Constitution / Peter Marshall -- Giving life to the American Constitution / Colin Bonwick -- The changing character of American federalism / Peter Parish.

ISBN

• 1872210155
• 1872210139 (pbk.)

OCLC

• 26933418
• SCSB-10219017

Owning Institutions

Harvard Library