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Legal Terms - Federal State
A state formed through the merger of previously autonomous or independent entities. A newly formed federal state has constitutional authority over the subjects or citizens of formerly sovereign states. The new federal state becomes a single composite international legal entity. Federal states, such as the United States and Switzerland, assimilate the sovereignty of former entities while maintaining their identity in municipal law. Consider confederation.
A state formed through the merger of previously autonomous or independent entities. A newly formed federal state has constitutional authority over the subjects or citizens of formerly sovereign states. The new federal state becomes a single composite international legal entity. Federal states, such as the United States and Switzerland, assimilate the sovereignty of former entities while maintaining their identity in municipal law. Consider confederation.
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