Federalism, Subnational Constitutions, and Minority Rights

G. ALAN TARR is the Director of the Center for State Constitutional Studies, and Chair, Department of Political Science, Rutgers University, Camden. He currently serves on the Scholars Advisory Board of the National Constitutional Center.ROBERT F. WILLIAMS is Distinguished Professor of Law, Rutgers University School of Law, Camden.JOSEF MARKO is Director of the European Academy, Bolzano, Italy, Chief Justice of the Constitutional Court of Bosnia-Herzegovina, and Professor of Law, Graz University, Austria.

• PrefaceOverviewsSubnational Constitutional Space: A View from the States, Provinces, Regions, Lander and Cantons by Robert F. Williams and G. Alan TarrEquality, Minority Protections, State Constitutional Law, and Federalism by Kristin HenrardParticipation in the Decision-Making Process as a Means of Group Accommodation by Nicole TopperwienMature Federal SystemsAustrian Federalism and the Protection of Minorities by Anna GamperThe Protection of Minorities in a Federal State: The Case of Germany by Norman WeissAmerican State Constitutions and Minority Rights by G. Alan TarrRegional Systems in TransformationAsymmetric, "Quasi-Federal" Regionalism, and the Protection of Minorities: The Case of Italy by Francesco PalermoRegional Autonomy in Spain by Eduardo J. Ruiz VieytezMultinational FederationsA Dynamic Federalism Built on Static Principles: The Case of Belgium by Wouter PasFederalism and Consociationalism as Tools for State Reconstruction: The Case of Bosnia and Herzegovina by Jens WoelkFederalism and Nonterritorial Minorities in India by Arshi KhanFederalism, Subnational Constitutional Arrangements, and the Protection of Minority Rights: A Case Study--Switzerland by Giovanni BiagginiAbout the ContributorsIndex