Federalism and intergovernmentalism

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Federalism and intergovernmentalism
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Federalism

• Many schemes
• Grotius, Wm. Penn, Sully
• USA Kant Rousseau, de Tocqueville
• Switzerland
• 1945 The Hague 1948
• federalist phase

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Nature of federalism

• Dual nature
• Preston King constitutional entrenched
• Wheare single independent authority for the
  whole area independent regional authorities for
  other matters
• End situation
• Distribution can vary
• POLITICS

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Things to look out for in EU

• Constitution
• Supreme court
• Laws that bind
• Assembly
• International actor
• Tax budget revenue
• loyalty

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Intergovernmentalism

• Thatcher willing and active cooperation between
  independent sovereign states
• Nicoll and Salmon preserves the authority of
  member states ..unanimity
• Laffan do not create a centre of power and
  authority independent of the participating states

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Things to look out for in EU

• Pillars
• IGCs
• Ratification
• Unanimity
• Subsidiarity
• Enhanced cooperation
• European Council