Tensions between Nigeria’s central and state governments have long been the fault lines of its federal system; it is like a simmering struggle between authority and autonomy. The 1999 ...

Testing constitutional provisions ensures that governance is rooted in law, rather than arbitrary power. The outcome of this case will have far-reaching implications for federalism, democracy ...

The Supreme Court, under Section 232(1) of the 1999 Constitution, has original jurisdiction in disputes between the Federal Government and state governments. This means it can directly adjudicate ...

Addressing an event held by the Madras Bar Association here, the chief minister said an independent judiciary, judges and lawyers who act like pillars against any attacks on the Constitution ...

James Madison expected state governments would push back against federal overreach to the benefit of individual liberty. As he explained in Federalist 51, the Constitution creates a "compound ...

Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M K Stalin on Saturday alleged that federalism, which forms part of the basic structure of the Constitution, is getting affected in recent times. Addressing an event held ...

Some of these bills focused on education around federalism and enforcing Utah's state sovereignty given through the U.S. Constitution. Other bills focus on the application of federalism for ...

By looking at the shift in the balance of power, the author explains the potential geopolitical risk if Iraq walks away from ...

ERBIL, Kurdistan Region - A member of the committee drafting Syria’s constitutional declaration said that a federal system is not being considered. "The Syrian state is a unified, independent ...