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Prof Jaap de Visser, Director of the Dullah Omar Institute has been elected as Vice-President of the International Association of Centers for Federal Studies (IACFS).

Obituary / In Memoriam Professor Beniamino Caravita di Toritto

Beniamino Caravita, who died at 67 on November 25th, 2021, was a Professor of Public Law at the University of Rome – La Sapienza, Director of the peer review Journal federalismi.it, Vice-President of the Italian Association of Constitutional Lawyers (AIC).

In 2014, the International Association of Centres for Federal Studies (IACFS) inaugurated the Young Scholar Award, an annual award for the best unpublished article or paper on an aspect of federalism. In 2015, this award was renamed in honour of Ronald L. Watts.

IACFS concerned about situation in Ethiopia and arrest of Addis Ababa University's Prof Assefa Fiseha

Declaration on the political and constitutional crisis in Ethiopia

New Publication: ‘Beyond Autonomy: Practical and Theoretical Challenges to 21st Century Federalism’

Beyond Autonomy forces us to rethink the meaning of autonomy as a central organising pillar of federalism.

Ronald L. Watts Young Researcher Award 2022 - Entries Now Open

In 2014, the International Association of Centres for Federal Studies (IACFS) inaugurated the Young Scholar Award, an annual award for the best unpublished article or paper on an aspect of federalism. In 2015, this award was renamed in honor of Ronald L. Watts.

New Publication: ‘The Principle of Equality in Diverse States: Reconciling Autonomy with Equal Rights and Opportunities’

This book examines different approaches by which states characterised by federal or decentralized arrangements reconcile equality and autonomy.

New Publication: ‘Comparative Federalism and Covid-19: Combating the Pandemic’

This comprehensive scholarly book on comparative federalism and the Covid-19 pandemic is written by some of the world’s leading federal scholars and national experts.