englischIn 1972, the Second Statute of Autonomy came into force as the central constitutional foundation of South Tyrol's autonomy and thus of the protection of the German and Ladin minorities in South Tyrol. With reference to selected areas, such as competences, financial autonomy, language use, [...]

englischThis volume brings together the contributions to a conference organised by the research centre 'Federalism (Politics and Law)' in Prösels (South Tyrol) in May 2019, on the occasion of the 350th anniversary of the University of Innsbruck. Adopting an interdisciplinary approach, the authors [...]

englischCooperation is both a challenge and a necessity for modern public administration authorities. The increasing differentiation in public administration requires increasing cooperation to create synergy. Nevertheless, cooperation faces many difficulties due to different legal systems or [...]

englischThis volume examines a variety of developments stemming from the process of European integration in recent years: on the one hand, the pursuit of centralisation and, on the other, tendencies towards decentralisation. The emerging tensions, which are present even now, affect both the European [...]