Developing subnational relations
Legal issues and approaches
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 12008347 |
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| Authors | Scott Sibary (California State University, Chico, corresponding author) |
| Year | 1992 |
| Volume | 29 |
| Issue | 4 |
| Pages | 445-456 |
| Publication date | 1992-12-01 |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | The Social Science Journal (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0362-3319 • E-ISSN: 1873-5355 |
| Publisher | Taylor & Francis (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1016/0362-3319(92)90006-4 |
| OpenAlex | W2034499736 |
| Language | EN |
| References cited | 5 |
With increasing economic integration in the world, there is a need for expanded relations between nations. The greater the trade or travel across borders, the greater is the need for nations to agree on how to handle issues arising from transborder activity. Even without trade or travel, pollution can cross borders and create the need for cooperation between the emitting and the receiving nations. Traditionally, international relations are handled directly by the central government. Yet many issues are localized to regions and could from a practical standpoint be handled by local, rather than national, governments. The United States and Canada provide a good case in point. It is clear that the two countries need to have extensive relations with one another and to cooperate on a very great number of issues. The result has been the development of many types of provincial/state relations, ranging from occasional, informal contacts as need arises, to standing joint committees drafting agreements for implementation by subnational governments on both sides of the border. While this process has its advantages, it also has its limitations. This article examines the legal potential for subnational relations, the relationship such arrangements or agreements have to international law and the utility of a statute or treaty to authorize subnational agreements. The United States and Canada are used for this analysis since their situation lends itself to subnational relations perhaps better than any two other countries. As used here, subnational relations includes the concept of “transborder regionalism” as used by Duchacek.’ This article also suggests that the approach discussed could be a practical paradigm for more extensive relations between peoples of the world
Law and economics · Political science · Regional science · Sociology · Canadian Policy and Governance · International Law and Aviation · Political Systems and Governance
| Highly cited | No |
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