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Persistent Nonviolent Conflict With No Reconciliation: The Flemish And Walloons In Belgium, Robert Mnookin, Alain Verbeke
Persistent Nonviolent Conflict With No Reconciliation: The Flemish And Walloons In Belgium, Robert Mnookin, Alain Verbeke
Law and Contemporary Problems
Mnookin and Verbeke describe the nonviolent but very serious conflict in Belgium between the Flemish (Dutch) of the North and the Walloons (French) of the South. The Flemish economy is more prosperous than the Walloon economy, and the Flemish constitute a majority of the Belgian population. Nevertheless, the Walloons enjoy a financial subsidy from the Flemish and share equally in the political power of the nation due to antimajoritarian restrictions built into the government structure. Even though significant and persistent, this conflict remains nonviolent due to several factors, including largely separate geography, language and social structure; a low-stakes conflict; relatively …
International Delegations And The Values Of Federalism, Neil S. Siegel
International Delegations And The Values Of Federalism, Neil S. Siegel
Law and Contemporary Problems
Siegel argues that the relationship between an international delegation and the values thought to be promoted by a federal structure of government depends upon what would happen in the absence of the international delegation. Focusing on the effect of international delegation on US subnational states, Siegel explains that when the delegation replaces regulation by the federal government that would have displaced state choices anyway, then the effect on federalism values depends on the relative inclinations of the federal government and the international body to decentralize.
Speech And Strife, Robert L. Tsai
Speech And Strife, Robert L. Tsai
Law and Contemporary Problems
Tsai examines the ways in which the US Supreme Court uses language to signal its authority. One technique of the Court is to frequently use the image of institutional conflict within its rulings.
The Majoritarian Rehnquist Court?, Neal Devins
The Majoritarian Rehnquist Court?, Neal Devins
Law and Contemporary Problems
Devins examines the reasons behind the tendency of the US Supreme Court under William Rehnquist to strike down federal laws. Majoritarian forces, including the use of the Court as a check against Congress, have led to the invalidation of many federal statutes.
Correcting Federalism Mistakes In Statutory Interpretation: The Supreme Court And The Federal Arbitration Act, David S. Schwartz
Correcting Federalism Mistakes In Statutory Interpretation: The Supreme Court And The Federal Arbitration Act, David S. Schwartz
Law and Contemporary Problems
The current judicial treatment of the Federal Arbitration Act is an embarrassment to a Supreme Court whose majority is supposed to be leading a federalism revival, if not a federalism revolution. In 1984, in Southland Corp. v. Keating, the Court held that the FAA is substantive federal law that preempts state laws regulating arbitration agreements. The Court thereby transformed a quaint, 60-year-old procedural statute into "a permanent, unauthorized eviction of state-court power to adjudicate a potentially large class of disputes," as well as an eviction of state lawmaking power over the traditional state domain of contract law. Even worse, Southland …
Preemption And Federalism In Corporate Governance: Protecting Shareholder Rights To Vote, Sell, And Sue, Robert B. Thompson
Preemption And Federalism In Corporate Governance: Protecting Shareholder Rights To Vote, Sell, And Sue, Robert B. Thompson
Law and Contemporary Problems
Thompson examines the changed roles of the state and federal governments since the enactment of the Securities Litigation Uniform Standards Act of 1998. He notes that these changes have created a greater dependence on federal law, a greater emphasis on the voting function of shareholders, and the likelihood of additional argument over traditional corporate issues.
Federalism And Investor Protection: Constitutional Restraints On Preemption Of State Remedies For Securities Fraud, Manning Gilbert Warren Iii
Federalism And Investor Protection: Constitutional Restraints On Preemption Of State Remedies For Securities Fraud, Manning Gilbert Warren Iii
Law and Contemporary Problems
Warren discusses the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act and the National Securities Market Improvement Act, among other issues. Predominant federalism postulates foreclose the proposed intrusion into investors' tort remedies traditionally allowed by the states under common law.
The Differing Federalisms Of Canada And The United States, Martha A. Field
The Differing Federalisms Of Canada And The United States, Martha A. Field
Law and Contemporary Problems
The differences in the ways in which the US and Canada have structured their federalisms are discussed. Both systems have judicial supremacy, but Canada recognizes far more legislative power in the provinces than the US allows its states.
Exit Rights Under Federalism, Richard A. Epstein
Exit Rights Under Federalism, Richard A. Epstein
Law and Contemporary Problems
Exit rights and their self-help nature are discussed. State and federal courts should not allow state or provincial governments to destroy these important protections of individual property rights.
Federalism Under Fire: The Role Of The Supreme Court Of Canada, Katherine Swinton
Federalism Under Fire: The Role Of The Supreme Court Of Canada, Katherine Swinton
Law and Contemporary Problems
The role of the Supreme Court of Canada in the country's federal system is discussed. Globalization will have an important impact on interpretation of the Canadian Constitution. The special status of Quebec will also have to be taken into account.