Federal systems express political bargains creating compound structures. In democratic
federations they combine governments and bureaucracies on different levels, thus …

Federal systems need stable constitutions protecting the division of power, but they also
need constitutional flexibility to adjust to changing social and political conditions. This article …

Federalism in Germany has come to be viewed as the root cause of the country's current
economic and social malaise. The federal political system which contributed enormously to …

Federalism and constitutionalism overlap when changes in the vertical or horizontal
organization of power and resources require, as they often do, reforms of the constitution …

Abstract The European Union has issued recommendations and benchmarks on the
provision of childcare facilities in the member states. In this field Germany is still one of the …

The author provides an outline of constitutional courts and constitutional review in the
Federal Republic of Germany, Austria and Switzerland with particular reference to …