Kestenbaum Commission and its successors – statutory purposes and activities
Kestenbaum Commission and its successors – statutory purposes and activities

Summary/Abstract: With the development of the European Union the studies on federalism have quickened their pace, despite the fact that presumably the European Union is reaching a crisis in the context of „Brexit”, and some voices concerning the unequal treatment of the members. Along with the development of international and supranational organizations it has became an attractive theory. It is analyzed in the context of the challenges of modern ecology, the impact on overcoming the financial crisis in the world. The question of the effects of federalism on the development of democracy and the protection of human rights are raised. The purpose of the article is the identification of the activities of the Kestenbaum Commission established in 1953 and the U.S. Advisory Commission on Intergovernmental Relations established in 1959. They both played a significant part in the development of American federalism. ACIR thanks to its broad representation was able to develop long-term recommendations and analyses that reflected the diversity and similarity of the federal units. The Commission determined its own agenda taking into account the experience of its members, contacts within the federal system as well as suggestions from public officials, the groups of citizens, and current issues in intergovernmental relations.

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