Government Responsibility for Constitutional Torts

Constitutional mass torts: sovereign immunity and the human radiation experiments.

Ensuring Constitutional Authority: Continuity of Government

______________ 1See Appendix A for a list of the Department of Defense Directives (DoDDs) relevant to continuity of government activities. 2See Federation of American Scientists, 1999a. Press interest in federal COG programs increased after the cold war. See Emerson (1989) and Gup (1991, 1992). 3Article IV, Section 4, of the Constitution seems to provide the constitutional authority for milita...

The Impoundment Dilemma: Crisis in Constitutional Government

Government Responsibility and Electoral Accountability in Federations

Because federalism can be a threat to accountability, a model of voting behavior in federations must accommodate voters' attributions of responsibility to each order of government for policy outcomes. This study uses a panel survey of Canadians in both federal and provincial elections to ask whether voters are able to hold governments accountable in a federal context. Voters may ignore issues w...

Corporate Social Responsibility - Role of Government

Interpretations of the term Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) are many, but academics have achieved approximate consensus about what it consists of. An issue that started off as an interestand motive-based activity for businesses is becoming more commonplace and has increased in importance over time. Governments have a role to play in ensuring that corporations behave according to the rules...