Four constitutional applications to the practice of international relations by federal states

https://doi.org/10.23918/ilic9.62

Keywords: constitutional law, federalism, international relations.

 

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PROCEEDINGS OF 9th INTERNATIONAL LEGAL ISSUES CONFERENCE

Faculty of Law, Tishk International University

Date:27-28. February 2025

Venue: Kurdistan Region- Erbil, Iraq

ISBN: 979-8-9890269-3-7

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 Adnan Abdullah Rasheed

Law Department, Faculty of Law, Tishk International University, Erbil, Iraq

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Abstract

It is well known that the constitutions of States are concerned with the identification of institutions competent to exercise external relations.

In general, countries are classified in terms of internal composition to simple states and Composite States, and one of the most Fame types of Composite States known are federal states.

It is also known that the practice of these relations varies in both types of countries.

In simple states, there is one authority that is competent to practice international relations. But, in the federal states differ among themselves in giving powers to the regions that make up those states in the practice of some of those relations which the federal authorities assume the burden of managing them.

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