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Record Nr.

UNINA9910815605303321

Autore

Grad Frank P

Titolo

State constitutions for the twenty-first century . Volume 2 Drafting state constitutions, revisions, and  amendments / / Frank P. Grad and Robert F. Williams

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Albany, : State University of New York Press, c2006

ISBN

0-7914-8232-4

1-4237-5581-2

Edizione

[1st ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (149 p.)

Collana

SUNY series in American constitutionalism

Altri autori (Persone)

WilliamsRobert F <1945-> (Robert Forrest)

Disciplina

342.7303

Soggetti

Constitutional law - United States - States

Constitutional amendments - United States - States

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Reflection and restraint in state constitutional amendment and revision -- The state constitution : form and function -- Unique issues in drafting state constitutions -- Some implications of state constitutional amendment for the drafter -- Judicial doctrines of interpretation affecting drafters of state constitutional provisions.

Sommario/riassunto

Identifies problems reformers face in drafting or amending state constitutions.