Federalism and constitutional change:
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| adam_text | CONTENTS
LIST OF TABLES xi
L THE CHARACTER OF FEDERALISM i
The Sociology of Federalism i
The Spectrum of Federal Societies 3
Diversities and Instrumentalities 5
The Causal Relation Between Federalism and Its Instrumen-
talities 7
Types of Instrumentalities 9
The Process of Constitutional Change 11
Formal Constitutional Amendment 13
2. THE AMENDMENT OF THE CANADIAN CON-
STITUTION 16
Means of Altering the Canadian Constitution 16
The Absence of an Amending Clause 19
Statutory Components of the Canadian Constitution 22
British Legislation in the Canadian Constitution 24
The Statute of Westminster 29
Content of the Phrase ‘British North America Acts, 1867—1930’ 30
Requesting the Amendment 36
Consultation with the Provinces 41
The Compact Theory of Confederation 42
Historical Validity of the Compact Theory 44
Views of the Fathers of Confederation on the Compact Inter-
pretation 47
Growth of the Compact Theory 49
Consultation in Practice Before 1907 54
The Precedents of 1907 55
Consultation on Later Amendments 59
The Precedents of 1940 and 1943 59
Recent Amendments 62
Recapitulation of the History of Provincial Consultation 69
Relations Between the Provinces and the Imperial Government 71
The Relation Between the British Parliament and the Dominion 73
Possible Discretion of the British Authorities 75
Attempts to Devise an Amending Procedure 82
viii CONTENTS
The Efforts of 1935 83
The Sirois Commission 85
The Extreme Views and a Possible Compromise Between Them 87
Opposition to the Compromise Plan 90
The British North America (No. 2) Act, 1949 92
The Constitutional Conferences of 1950 98
The Form of Provincial Consent 101
Conclusion 104
3. THE AMENDMENT OF THE AUSTRALIAN CON-
STITUTION no
Britain’s Role in the Amending Process 111
The Statute of Westminster 113
The Amending Procedure of Section 128 116
Experience with the Amending Process 118
Parliamentary Government and the Proposal of Amendments 128
The Senate as the Protector of the States 1 29
Disagreements Between the Two Houses 133
Referenda 135
Role of the States in the Referenda 143
Results of Formal Rigidity on the Power of the Courts 147
Party Attitudes Towards Constitutional Amendment 149
Policy of the Labour Party 152
Limitations on Section 128: the Covering Clauses 155
Internal Limitations on Section 128 157
Reform of the Amending Procedure 159
Reference of Powers from States to Commonwealth 164
Conclusion 165
4. THE AMENDMENT OF THE SWISS CONSTITU-
TION 170
The Swiss Constitution 171
Total Revision of the Constitution 173
Partial Revision of the Constitution 175
Development of the Amending Procedure since 1848 178
Experience with the Amending Process 183
The Federal Element in the Amending Process 189
The Frequency of Amendment Proposals 190
The Frequency of Successful Amendments 195
Amendment in Switzerland Compared with that in Australia 196
CONTENTS
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5. THE AMENDMENT OF THE UNITED STATES
CONSTITUTION
History of Amendments to the Constitution
The Initiation of Amendments
Relations Between the Two Houses of Congress
Total Revision and Partial Revision
Ratification of Amendments
Ratification by Conventions
Ratification by Referendum
A Time Limit on Ratification
The Finality of State Ratifications and Rejections
The Role of the States
Limitations on Amendments
The Question of Rigidity
Other Criticisms of the Amending Procedure
The Reform of the Amending Procedure
Conclusion
6. CONSIDERATIONS ON OTHER COUNTRIES
A. THE UNION OF SOUTH AFRICA
Federal and Unitary Features of the Union
Federalism in Action
The Amending Power and the Statute of Westminster
Experience with the Amending Process
The Constitutional Crisis and the New View of the En-
trenched Clauses
B. THE UNITED KINGDOM
C. NORTHERN IRELAND
D. NEW ZEALAND 1852-76
Artificial Federalism and Unitary Government
Conflicting Patterns of Thought
Constitutional Amendment
Federalism in Practice
E. GERMANY
Imperial Germany
Weimar Germany
The Bonn Constitution
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218
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226
227
229
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238
241
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257
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264
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269
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F. LATIN AMERICA
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X CONTENTS
7. FEDERALISM AND CONSTITUTIONAL CHANGE 295
Amendment in Federal and Unitary States 296
The Necessity of a Particular Procedure of Amendment in a
Federal State 298
Clauses and Cultures 302
The Institutionalization of the Federal Amending Process 303
Federal Instrumentalities in the Amending Process 305
Federalism and Popular Government 308
Federalism and Majority Rule 310
States’ Rights and the Comity of the States 314
Forms and Process 317
APPENDIXES
A. AMENDMENT PROVISIONS IN SELECTED CONSTITUTIONS 319
1. The Commonwealth of Australia 319
2. The Swiss Confederation 320
3. The United States of America 322
4. The Union of South Africa 323
5. Imperial Germany 324
6. Weimar Germany 324
7. The Federal Republic of Germany (Bonn) 324
8. India 325
9. Argentina 326
10. Brazil 326
11. Mexico 327
12. Venezuela 327
B. THE BRITISH NORTH AMERICA (NO. 2) ACT, 1949 329
C. THE STATUTE OF WESTMINSTER, 1931 33°
D. BIBLIOGRAPHY 333
INDEX
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