| Player2 said: Since you're back, I hope you can finally write a cohesive argument about why those articles are different. Or explain why you removed context here to make it look like states need to defend their interests through the Bundesrat for all kind of matters that affect them directly: Let's see the full text: "Though international relations including international treaties are primarily the responsibility of the federal level, the constituent states have certain limited powers in this area: in matters that affect them directly, the states defend their interests at the federal level through the Bundesrat ("Federal Council", the upper house of the German Federal Parliament) and in areas where they have legislative authority they have limited powers to conclude international treaties "with the consent of the federal government". What you posted is for international relations. Only. States are largely sovereign in matters like education, culture or public service regulations. |
It's pretty self explanatory that you cannot compare german states from article 37 to the autonomous region of Catalonia in article 155 in regards to this context ...
According to Article 30 of the german basic law only the state may dissolve it's own functions or government whereas article 155 from the Spanish constitution could allow the federal government to do ANYTHING ...
