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The Viability And Sustainability Of Landlocked States Under International Law Vis-A-Vis Municipal Law: The Case Of South East States Of Nigeria, Christian N. Okeke
The Viability And Sustainability Of Landlocked States Under International Law Vis-A-Vis Municipal Law: The Case Of South East States Of Nigeria, Christian N. Okeke
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This paper has been divided broadly into two parts; the first deals with landlocked independent states under international law while the second part deals with the unique position of Southeast states and what lessons they can learn from the experiences of landlocked states in trying to create, within Nigeria, an economic powerhouse that would not only benefit the region but the country as a whole.
Forty Years From Fascism: Democratic Constitutionalism And The Spanish Model Of National Transformation, Eric C. Christiansen
Forty Years From Fascism: Democratic Constitutionalism And The Spanish Model Of National Transformation, Eric C. Christiansen
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This Article seeks to understand and evaluate core elements of the past promise and present reality of Spain’s transformation from Francoist dictatorship to modern European democracy. It does this by investigating the role of the 1978 Constitution and the distinctive Spanish Model of relatively peaceful constitutional transformation in facilitating the key legal elements of Spain’s transition to democracy. Following a review of important historical developments related to Spanish constitutionalism in Part I, this Article scrutinizes the process by which Spain transitioned to democracy in the 1970s. Part II focuses particularly on the dominant characteristics of the Spanish Model, which facilitated …