Legal status of the confederation in the structure of public authority

The subject of the article is the confederation. In the modern world, integration processes have affected all states of the world. Thus, Russia consistently builds confederative ties with a number of states (primarily with Belarus). In this regard, the study of the logic and limits of legal regulation of these interstate associations will contribute to understanding the trends and prospects for the development of relevant legal relations. Based on the practice of creating and operating such entities (the Union State of Russia and Belarus, the European Union, the USA), the author consistently reveals the features of this type of interstate association, dividing them into universal and variable; gives its definition (an interstate association based on an agreement for the purpose of joint implementation by countries of certain functions); makes a distinction with federal entities. The author examines the issue of ownership of sovereignty in a confederative association (sovereignty remains with the participating countries, which transfer part of their rights to the supranational level, forming the legal personality of the union on the basis of an agreement). The conducted research is based on the use of the following methods: system, analytical, classification, deductive, comparative legal, and formal legal. The conclusions obtained as a result of the conducted analysis allow us to formulate a holistic concept of confederative entities, to study the dynamics of integration processes between different countries, including within the framework of the Union State of Russia and Belarus. Thus, the author points out that at present the latter is a reflection of the dynamic process of creating a new state based on the unification of countries and is a unique structure (a state consisting of states)

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• The New Europe

  Open Access•Daniel J Elazar•Swiss Political Science Review•1998

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