Commanders-in-chief beyond the border: analysing the powers of heads of state in Northern American federalism

Canada and the United States of America are examples of how two constitutional systems in the same region may adopt substantially different solutions in respect of the powers of the head of state. While the United States Founding Fathers opted to follow a republican and presidential path, the Canadi...

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Main Author: Cartaxo Tiago de Melo
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Centre for Studies on Federalism 2017-08-01
Series:Perspectives on Federalism
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Online Access:http://www.degruyter.com/view/j/pof.2017.9.issue-1/pof-2017-0005/pof-2017-0005.xml?format=INT