Table of Statute and Legal Instruments ......................................................... 2 Table of Cases ............................................................................................... 2 1. Introduction ......................................................................................... 3 2. Theoretical and Methodological Framework ......................................... 8 2.1
Ontology and Epistemology ...................................................................... 8
2.2
The Position of the Researcher ................................................................. 9
2.3
The Researcher as both insider and outsider ......................................... 10
2.4
Methodologies and Methods ................................................................... 13
2.5
Techniques used in the First Part of the Thesis ...................................... 14
2.6
Techniques used in the Second Part of the Thesis (Comparative Law) .... 17
2.6.1
The Skills of a Comparativist ........................................................... 20
2.6.2
Evaluating External Law .................................................................. 22
2.6.3
Evaluating Internal Law ................................................................... 22
2.6.4
Determining Comparative Observations ........................................... 23
3. Literature Review ............................................................................... 26 3.1
Federalism ............................................................................................. 26
3.2
Equal Representation ............................................................................. 29
3.3
Doctrine of Separation of Powers ............................................................ 32
3.4
Doctrine of State Necessity ..................................................................... 35
3.5
State Structure ...................................................................................... 40
