Asymmetry Multinationalism and Constitutional Law

<p>This book examines the link between constitutional asymmetry and multinationalism and the effects asymmetry produces on legitimacy and stability in federal and quasi-federal systems. This is done through a structured and exhaustive comparative analysis covering states in Africa America Asia and Europe.</p><p>Contrary to traditional federal theory contemporary scholars have linked constitutional asymmetry with multinational federal systems by presenting asymmetry as a mechanism for diversity management. This book offers insights on whether and how constitutional asymmetry is linked with multinationalism and looks into the socio-economic cultural-ideological historical and separatist factors that support the emergence of asymmetries. The work also provides a legal analysis of whether constitutional asymmetry is a condition or a threat to legitimacy and stability in federal systems.</p><p>The book will be essential reading for academics researchers and policy-makers in law and political science interested in the fields of constitutional law federal theory multinationalism and minorities.</p>