State Constitutions for the Twenty-first Century: Drafting State Constitutions, Revisions, and Amendments: 2 (SUNY series in American Constitutionalism) - Softcover

Grad, Frank P.; Williams, Robert F.

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0791466485 ISBN 13: 9780791466483

Publisher: State University of New York Press, 2006

Synopsis

Identifies problems reformers face in drafting or amending state constitutions.

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.

About this title

About the Author

Frank P. Grad is Joseph P. Chamberlain Professor Emeritus of Legislation at Columbia Law School. Robert F. Williams is Distinguished Professor of Law and Associate Director of the Center for State Constitutional Studies at Rutgers University at Camden. He is the author of State Constitutional Law: Cases and Materials, Third Edition.

Edition details

• Publisher: State University of New York Press
• Publication date: 2006
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0791466485
• ISBN 13: 9780791466483
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 148