Self-Determination, Secession & Statehood
1867: Two Constitutional Tales on Minority Nationalism...
Comparative constitutional law; minority nationalism; Austro-Hungarian Compromise; British North America Act; federalism; multiculturalism
The article compares the Austro-Hungarian Compromise and the British North America Act as constitutional responses to minority nationalism in multi-ethnic political communities. It explains Canada’s greater constitutional durability through federal accommodation, territorial clarity, and judicial interpretation, while examining the failure of the Dual Monarchy to reconcile competing national claims.
PAKSY, MÁTÉ
The Legality of the Pristina - Belgrade Political Dialogue...
Dialogue; state-building; Europeanization; Kosovo; Serbia; EU; constitution
In order to fulfil the preconditions set by the European Union vis-à-vis Western Balkans, countries of the latter must meet numerous criteria to show that they are ready to adhere in the EU. One of those conditions as stipulated in the Stabilization and Association Agreement is the regional cooperation, which entails the good neighbouring relations between candidate and/or potential candidate countries. In order to help both Kosovo and Serbia fulfil partially these criterions, EU has decided to step in and facilitate a high level political dialogue between the two countries. However this is being done by the EU in ambiguous terms, and uncovering a risk of constitutional crisis in Kosovo. The dialogue is meant to provide a fast track mechanism for reconciliation and good neighbouring relations, however this needs to be done at the cost on finding a creative approach and often violating provisions of the Constitution of one side, Kosovo, since it doesn’t recognize it as a state but rather as a territorial entity still in line with the Resolution 1244 of the UNSC (1999). The paper provides an analytical approach of the agreements signed and binding legal documents, such as the Constitution of the Republic of Kosovo (2008), in order to point out key elements of constitutional infringement. Further, the paper argues briefly the imposing provisions of the agreement by the EU in the Europeanization context, concluding that the Europeanization process cannot be fitted universally without carefully analysing the legal as well as the cultural and historical context.
PUSTINA, LORIK
Critical Junctures in the Evolution of British Party Politics...
1974 general elections; British party politics; electoral dealignment; political pluralisation; hung parliament; Westminster system
The article analyses the 1974 British general elections as a critical juncture that ended the post-war dominance of two-party competition. It argues that electoral dealignment, third-party growth, regional nationalism, and systemic disproportionality initiated a lasting pluralisation of British politics.
KASZAP, MÁRTON
A Brief Critical Analysis of the Application of the Doctrine of Self-Determination...
Self-determination; Iraqi Kurds; secession; territorial integrity; federalism; statehood
The article examines whether Iraqi Kurds possess a legal right to self-determination or unilateral independence under international and Iraqi constitutional law. It concludes that the Kurdish Region already enjoys extensive internal self-determination, although a unilateral declaration of independence would not necessarily violate international law.
ZEBARI, DILDAR FRZENDA ZUBER
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