The Congress of Confederate States of America: features of organization and work
https://doi.org/10.24147/2542-1514.2017.1(3).25-41
Abstract
The subject of the paper is legal status, competence, order of formation, composition and
activities of the highest representative (legislative) body – the Congress of Confederate
States of America (CSA).
The purpose of article is to identify peculiarities of organization and work of the Congress
of Confederate States of America.
The methodological basis of research is formal legal and historical analysis of provisions of
the permanent Constitution of the Confederate States, other legislative acts of the Congress
of the CSA.
The results and scope of application. The study of the history of the United States by analyzing
the status and history of development of the higher representative body of the unrecognized
state formations of the American South the second part of Nineteenth century
contributes to a better understanding of the evolution of American constitutionalism, possible
variants of its development, the ways and forms of development of legislative authorities
as the primary (main) way to implement popular sovereignty in the New time.
Constitutional and legal traditions of the organization and activities of the representative
(legislative) authorities of the USA have been fully inherited in the organization, structure
and activities of the Supreme legislative authority of the Confederate States of America
(CSA).
Conclusions. The legal status of the CSA Congress, its powers, organization activities demonstrated
a high degree of continuity of such institutions and relationships in the U.S. and
allows the Supreme representative (legislative) authority of the Confederate States to be
relatively effective in working on as part of a shared state mechanism of CSA.
About the Author
S. Chechelev
Dostoevsky Omsk State University
Russian Federation
Russian Federation
PhD in Law, Associate Professor, Department of Theory and History of State and Law
SPIN-code: 4632-2633, AuthorID: 473800
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