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Are there any countries with an inverted hierarchy jurisdictional structure? (lemmy.world)

submitted 1 day ago by count_dongulus@lemmy.world to c/asklemmy@lemmy.world

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I had a thought the other day in relation to how impossible it is for a large country to make everyone happy with broad policies. There are big differences in opinions, values, economics, and cultures across a population. What one city, county, province, etc prefers for policy seems to be universally be overridden by "higher level" governance levels going to the top if they so choose. Are there any countries where lower level, more specific jurisdictions get to set policy overrides instead of vice versa? Like, a place where nationwide laws are defaults, but smaller hierarchies can pass laws to supercede the higher defaults?

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[–] count_dongulus@lemmy.world 7 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago) (2 children)

Defense, foreign relations, cross-jurisdiction crime, the usual things. But civil law and local criminal policy overridden locally, if voters desire?

I guess I'm thinking about a situation where let's say one region wants to trade with some other country, and another doesn't like that, then tough luck. Or same sex marriage, vehicle emissions rules, etc. That sort of thing. Seems like in places such as the US, voters from the other side of the country can override what your local citizens want if they get enough other external voters to side with them.

[–] paequ2@lemmy.today 4 points 1 day ago

Maybe something like https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Articles_of_Confederation previously in the US?

the Congress observed them as it conducted business during the American Revolution (defense), directing the Revolutionary War effort, conducting diplomacy with foreign states (foreign relations), addressing territorial issues (cross-jurisdiction crime)

[–] throwawayacc0430@sh.itjust.works 1 points 1 day ago

Defense

So like NATO?

cross-jurisdiction crime

Interpol?