DYNAMICS OF FEDERALISM

Chanchal Jain, Hidayatullah National Law University

Best Citation – Chanchal Jain, Dynamics of Federalism, 2 ILECR 29, 2022

ABSTRACT

Federalism center around the legislative, financial and administrative relations between the Centre government and the regional governments. It aims to draw a balance between the forces of centralization and forces of dispersion of such powers. Under the federal structure, powers are divided between the two levels of government; the union and the state. The union exercises jurisdiction over entire nation while, the state having jurisdiction within defined regional boundaries. However, this pattern of relation is not static and is constantly evolving in nature. This paper examines the concept of federalism and the changing dimensions of federalism in India, Unites States and Canada. It is witnessed that powers cannot be kept in water-tight compartments; there need to be co-operative federalism in order to maintain balance and to achieve constitutional goals.