federalism

Is the European Union an empire? On the surface, this might seem like a really weird question. “Empire” is a…

The public debate on European integration has shifted significantly over the past few years, especially after the Brexit referendum. Where…

The 20th century’s interwar years were studded with pacifist appeals and utopian visions of international unity. President Wilson’s fourteen points…

The right of secession is a highly disputed topic in international and constitutional law. Proponents and opposers of the right…

One of the single greatest achievements of the European Union has undoubtedly been the ability to bring European countries and…

In previous installments, we have given a definition of federations: a federation is a State whose constitutional principles are based…

The debate regarding the nature of federations and confederations is one of the oldest in federal theory, and in many…

Someone was a federalist because they were born in Pavia. Someone was a federalist because their grandfather, uncle, and father…

In 1938, the European powers were desperately trying to restrain Hitler from further implementing its expansionist plan. In the shadow…

We all know the story of the European Union, born from the ashes of the Coal and Steel Community – a…