The Louisiana State Constitution

1. Auflage 2012
ISBN: 978-0-19-977903-1
Verlag: ACADEMIC

Buch, Englisch, 288 Seiten, Format (B × H): 161 mm x 240 mm, Gewicht: 596 g

Reihe: Oxford Commentaries on the State Constitutions of the United States

Includes an account of Louisiana's constitutional evolution, allowing readers to see the progression of legislation in its historical context
Provides a provision-by-provision commentary of the state constitution of Louisiana and includes analysis on the state's current constitution, providing an essential reference guide to understanding this important document

In The Louisiana State Constitution, Lee Hargrave provides a compehensive history and provision-by-provision commentary of the state's current constitution. Descriptive analysis provides readers with important information about the origins of the constitutional provisions, as well as ways in which the courts and other governmental bodies have interpreted them. Previously published by Greenwood, this title has been brought back in to circulation by Oxford University Press with new verve. Re-printed with standardization of content organization in order to facilitate research across the series. This title, as with all titles in the series, is set to join the dynamic revision cycle of The Oxford Commentaries on the State Constitutions of the United States.

The Oxford Commentaries on the State Constitutions of the United States is an important new series that reflects a renewed international interest in constitutional history and provides expert insight into each of the 50 state constitutions. Each volume in this innovative series contains a historical overview of the state's constitutional development, a section-by-section analysis of ist current constitution, and a comprehensive guide to further research.

Under the expert editorship of Professor G. Alan Tarr, Director of the Center on State Constitutional Studies at Rutgers University, this series provides essential reference tools for understanding state constitutional law. Books in the series can be purchased individually or as part of a complete set, giving readers unmatched access to these important political documents.

Zielgruppe

Law students, practitioners, and all readers interested in state constitutional issues and the history of Louisiana's statehood.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Hargrave

Hargrave, W. Lee

Fachgebiete

• Rechtswissenschaften Ausländisches Recht Common Law (UK, USA, Australien u.a.)

Inhaltsverzeichnis

SERIES FOREWORD By G. Alan Tarr
PREFACE
PART I. LOUISIANA CONSTITUTIONAL HISTORY
PART II. CONSTITUTION OF 1974 AND COMMENTARY
Preamble
Article I: Declaration Of Rights
Article II: Distribution Of Powers
Article III: Legislative Branch
Article IV: Executive Branch
Article V: Judicial Branch
Article VI: Local Government
Article VII: Revenue And Finance
Article VIII: Education
Article IX: Natural Resources
Article X: Public Officials And Employees
Article XI: Elections
Article XII: General Provisions
Article XIII: Constitutional Revision
Article XIV: Transitional Provisions
NOTES
BIBLIOGRAPHICAL ESSAY
TABLE OF CASES
INDEX

Über Autor(innen)

The late W. Lee Hargrave was a professor of law at the Paul M. Herbert Law Center at Louisiana State University.