State constitutions for the twenty-first century. Volume 2, Drafting state constitutions, revisions, and amendments /
Constitutional reform requires not only good ideas but also the ability to translate those ideas into language that will effectuate the drafters' aims. This book--the second of three volumes on state constitutions--is the essential guide for those involved in constitutional reform. It identifie...
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| Format: | Electronic eBook |
| Language: | English |
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Albany, NY :
State University of New York Press,
©2006.
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Full text (MFA users only) |
| ISBN: | 1423755812 9781423755814 9780791482322 0791482324 |
| Local Note: | ProQuest Ebook Central |
| Summary: | Constitutional reform requires not only good ideas but also the ability to translate those ideas into language that will effectuate the drafters' aims. This book--the second of three volumes on state constitutions--is the essential guide for those involved in constitutional reform. It identifies the recurrent problems that reformers face in drafting or amending state constitutions and explores how those problems might be addressed. It also explains why drafting state constitutions is a distinctive enterprise, different from the drafting of other legal documents. |
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| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (xii, 135 pages) |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 103-128) and index. |
| Series: | SUNY series in American constitutionalism.
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