Sentences with phrase «federalism as»

It eliminates all predictability as to where companies may be sued, and such uncertainty also strains defendants» budgets, burdens interstate commerce by exerting upward pressure on consumer prices, and erodes core principles of federalism as courts in certain states interfere with the regulatory affairs of other states.

And the issue also contains a feature titled «Federalism as the New Nationalism: A dialogue among a new school of federalism scholars.»

«Beyond its implications in terms of dollars and cents, the plan wasn't cooperative federalism as EPA claimed, but coercive federalism and a misapplication of the Clean Air Act.

My first year in graduate school, I proposed an arid theoretical treatment of federalism as a presentation topic for her seminar on intergovernmental relations.

He called for true federalism as being practiced in advanced countries of the world, saying it is abnormal in any true federalism for any tier to be financially incapacitated as being experienced in the country.

On its own part, UYLA, while thanking the Federal Government for initiating the visit, called for true fiscal federalism as well as an increase in derivation benefit to the region from 13 to 50 per cent within every period of five years.

Also speaking, the Osun State Governor, Mr. Rauf Aregbesola said the APC set up the committee on true federalism as a way of aggregating the views of Nigerians on how the nation should be governed.

Gaitskell rejected European federalism as «the end of a thousand years of history» and liable to destroy the Commonwealth.

Meanwhile, it was also learnt that the ongoing amendment may deliver true federalism as the Senate Constitution Review Committee said it had got positive responses from key stakeholders in that regard.

I call this the task of covenant publicity, for which we can draw on the ancient traditions of covenant that underlie modern federalism as well as on the ideas of council, republic and ecclesia.

The New Brunswick government has argued that the case threatens to end Canadian federalism as it was originally conceived.

Not exact matches

When Attorney General Jeff Sessions issued a memo on marijuana to federal prosectors Thursday, reiterating their leeway to prosecute federal marijuana laws as they see fit, regardless of whether the plant is legal under state and local law, he likely spurred future infringements on liberty, struck a blow against federalism, and defied public opinion.

Although there is a highly visible and powerful central government, «federalism Chinese - style» exists as well.

Many of what are considered liberalism's signal features — particularly political arrangements such as constitutionalism, the rule of law, rights and privileges of citizens, separation of powers, the free exchange of goods and services in markets, and federalism — are to be found in medieval thought.

agos State Governor, Mr Akinwunmi Ambode on Friday called for the closure of the Federal Land Registry in Lagos, describing it as an aberration which the current ongoing Constitutional amendment process must address in line with the principle of fiscal federalism.

This has excluded other shades of opinion such as republican visions of independence, the Lib Dems» preference for UK federalism, or the Conservatives» (lamentably unarticulated) historic support for unitary sovereigntism.

Nicole's research interests include institutional and organizational theory, party politics, the study of voluntary organizations, comparative federalism and multilevel governance as well as theories of legitimacy.

As far as it is concerned, territorial federalism can certainly ease tensions and calm down temporary crises through concessions from the majority nation to the minority nations (oftentimes temporary), but the logic inherent to the system will sooner or later lead the minority nations (which can not cease to be in a minority under territorial federalism) to ask for full national recognition, either by claiming multinational federalism or by seeking independencAs far as it is concerned, territorial federalism can certainly ease tensions and calm down temporary crises through concessions from the majority nation to the minority nations (oftentimes temporary), but the logic inherent to the system will sooner or later lead the minority nations (which can not cease to be in a minority under territorial federalism) to ask for full national recognition, either by claiming multinational federalism or by seeking independencas it is concerned, territorial federalism can certainly ease tensions and calm down temporary crises through concessions from the majority nation to the minority nations (oftentimes temporary), but the logic inherent to the system will sooner or later lead the minority nations (which can not cease to be in a minority under territorial federalism) to ask for full national recognition, either by claiming multinational federalism or by seeking independence.

However, the full adoption of federalism would entail the end of the notion of Parliament as a «sovereign» body, since it — like all other institutions — would be subject to the constitution, as interpreted by the UK Supreme Court.

If England were included as a single unit, since it accounts for more than 80 per cent of the population, federalism might create instability worse than that which it sought to correct.

The Scottish Liberal Democrats were committed to an overarching principle of federalism throughout the United Kingdom, with the Scottish Labour Party advocating legislative devolution for Scotland and Wales, as had been attempted unsuccessfully in the late 1970s, the Scottish National Party seeking independence.

«In the same corollary, the position of Lagos State on restructuring remains the same as stipulated in the manifesto of our great party, the All Progressives Congress, which states that «The APC shall initiate action to amend our Constitution with a view to devolving powers, duties and responsibilities to States and local governments in order to entrench true Federalism and the Federal spirit».

Speaking at the unveiling of the statue, located on Obafemi Awolowo Way by the Lagos Television (LTV) junction in Ikeja, governor Ambode said the party's position, as stipulated in its manifesto, seeks to amend the Nigeria Constitution with a view to devolving powers to States and local governments in order to entrench true Federalism and the Federal spirit and that the State supports the restructuring committee of the party going round the country to achieve same.

«It is unequivocal that our country needs to be urgently restructured as our leaders need to deploy the existing political will and resources to champion true, genuine and fundamental federalism.

On the other hand, he romanticises territorial fissures that Gen. Yakubu Gowon started, as a «process of national integration and cohesion», which nevertheless folks elsewhere would lampoon as military era «unitary federalism», which Gowon started with 12 states but which, at the last count, was 36.

This question should be expanded to include the role of federalism and states right's generally as beneficial to liberty, self - governance and limited government that put important checks on potentially despotic and far away central governments.

Nigeria needs true federalism just as the overall power existing in the country needs to be devolutionalized to the existing regions for effective and efficient governance and management.

Ambode said the time has come for Nigerians to go beyond the commemoration and entrench a viable democracy as a way to immortalise the late presumed winner of June 12, 1993 Presidential election, Chief M.K.O Abiola through the practice of true federalism and conduct of credible and fair elections.

For the starry - eyed romantics thundering as if impunity and institutional subversion debuted with the military, Awo provided many examples of such in his book, The Travails of Democracy and the Rule of Law: CJN Adetokunbo Ademola letting off a cocktail jab at someone «who must oppose for opposing sake» (judiciary playing politics); PM Tafawa - Balewa who grumbled that Awo «called himself» Leader of Opposition (head of government subversive of the Constitution); and East Premier Michael Opara who snapped the Federal Government had powers to «abolish» misbehaving regional governments (executive outlawry against Nigerian federalism).

«The greatest disappointment in the presidential broadcast is the act of buck passing, on the issue of restructuring, true federalism and devolution of powers, which were the main campaign slogans of the president, as encapsulated in the APC manifesto.

The 1954 Constitution was as a result of the Constitutional conference that took place in London in 1953 where the resolution for Nigeria to remain a Federal State was adopted and the reasons for the adoption of federalism were:

The provision in section 162 (2) proviso that «the principle of derivation shall be constantly reflected in any approved formula as being not less than thirteen per cent of the revenue accruing to the Federation Account directly from any natural resources» runs counter to resource control as a principle of true and fiscal federalism.

True federalism is negated by the undue preponderance of power given to the Federal Government to regulate or control the disposition of the common pool of revenue in the Federation Account, particularly as regards (a) the custody of the common pool of revenue, with the power of physical control and physical disbursement implied by custody; and (b) the power given to the Federal Government to prescribe the terms and manner of sharing the common pool of money among the federal, state and local governments.

Dickson who called on people of the Niger Delta to stop betraying their leaders noted that both Alamieyeseigha and Ibori were victims of the Niger Delta struggle which was as a result of their campaign for resource control and fiscal federalism.

In Britain, an Imperial Federation was once seen as (inter alia) a method of solving the Home Rule problem in Ireland; federalism has long been proposed [by whom?]

As Lagos State governor, I challenged several Federal Government decisions for overreach and for violating the principles of federalism.

Through the petition, Ajie made what she described as a clarion call on President Obama and other concerned stakeholders to «respectfully call President Buhari to order, prohibit violence from politics and rights advocacy campaigns, ask President Buhari to respect court orders or resign, support Nigeria and Nigerians to achieve true federalism or support the path to a confederation of independent states in Nigeria.»

«As much as we want restructuring; we want true federalism; I am committed to it but talking about Nigeria, the west has potentials; we have the capacity to develop this country and with Lagos on the driver's seat, we can save the whole of this countrAs much as we want restructuring; we want true federalism; I am committed to it but talking about Nigeria, the west has potentials; we have the capacity to develop this country and with Lagos on the driver's seat, we can save the whole of this countras we want restructuring; we want true federalism; I am committed to it but talking about Nigeria, the west has potentials; we have the capacity to develop this country and with Lagos on the driver's seat, we can save the whole of this country.

14) The Court of European Justice should be reformed to ensure that it actually applies the law instead of interpreting it in such a way as to favour Euro federalism.

«I still hold the view that this feeding bottle federalism, this act of robbing Peter to pay Paul, which we have gradually enthroned as state policy since the fall of the First Republic, remains cause of our economic quandary.»

The Urhobo Foundation added that, «to engender a fair territorial redistribution, Nigeria must revert to true federalism of the old federal system as enshrined in the 1960 Constitution where the federating units owned and controlled their resources to drive their developments under their respective constitution.

That's because federal environmental programs have long been based on EPA setting standards and the states implementing them — «cooperative federalism,» as EPA's supporters call it.

Dissidents see Common Core as a threat to federalism, improperly amplifying the role of the federal government in K - 12 education.

Education federalism has served as a consistent roadblock to federal efforts to remove barriers to equal educational opportunities for low - income and minority students.

Democrats like Hillary Clinton and Bernie Sanders are pitching hugely expensive «free college» plans as a move toward a «new federalism,» in which hundreds of billions in conditional federal outlays would be used to entice states to spend more and obey new federal rules.

As Max and I put it, «Trump will occasionally utter conservative - sounding phrases, but he's no conservative — he shows no taste for limited government, no respect for federalism, and no faith in local institutions.»

Just 64 percent deem it absolutely essential for high schools to teach students «to understand such concepts as federalism, separation of powers, and checks and balances.»

Our analysis goes on to highlight a long tradition in formal economics, known as fiscal federalism.

But there is a fundamental flaw in fiscal federalism theory as it applies to education: the ability of taxpaying parents of school - age children to vote with their feet (leave school districts with which they are dissatisfied) is severely constrained for the low - income populations that are most likely to find themselves served by low - performing schools.

Indeed, the federalism we espouse is built on the advantage that is conferred to citizens by having government policies and services determined as close to home as possible.