The North Dakota State Constitution

1. Auflage 2018
ISBN: 978-0-19-977873-7
Verlag: ACADEMIC

Buch, Englisch, 268 Seiten, Format (B × H): 161 mm x 240 mm, Gewicht: 567 g

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

Includes an account of North Dakota'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 North Dakota and includes analysis on the state's current constitution, providing an essential reference guide to understanding this important document

The North Dakota State Constitution provides one of the most comprehensive studies of the North Dakota Constitution and the legal decisions which have helped to create and shape it.

In this volume, James E. Leahy provides a short history the territory that became North Dakota, a description of ist native people, and insight into the creation of ist territorial and state government and ist politics. The North Dakota State Constitution also includes each of the substantive provisions of the North Dakota Constitution along with a detailed study of the cases and events that give ist 13 articles their current form.

This unsurpassed guide is fully referenced and includes a table of cases and an extensive bibliography, and each section of every article receives commentary detailing the significant acts that lead to ist current juridical interpretation. This is the only book to provide such a detailed and thorough analysis of North Dakota's Constitution, and is an invaluable resource for legal historians, practicing attorneys, regional scholars, and constitutional specialists. 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, anyone interested in state constitutional issues, a historical account of the state's constitutional evolution, and political science, history, and law

Autoren/Hrsg.

Leahy

Leahy, James E.

Fachgebiete

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

Inhaltsverzeichnis

SERIES FOREWORD by G. Alan Tarr
FOREWORD by Chief Justice Gerald W. VandeWalle
PART I. HISTORY OF NORTH DAKOTA
PART II. THE NORTH DAKOTA CONSTITUTION AND COMMENTARY
Preamble
Article I: Declaration of Rights
Article II: Elective Franchise
Article III: Powers Reserved to the People
Article IV: Legislative Branch
Article V: Executive Branch
Article VI: Judicial Branch
Article VII: Political Subdivisions
Article VIII: Education
Article IX: Trust Lands
Article X: Finance and Public Debt
Article XI: General Provisions
Article XII: Corporations Other Than Municipal
Article XIII: Compact with the United States
Transition Schedule
NOTES
BIBLIOGRAPHY
TABLE OF CASES
INDEX

Über Autor(innen)

Leahy, James E.
James E. Leahy is Professor Emeritus of Constitutional Law, California Western School of Law, San Diego. He is the author of Supreme Court Justices Who Voted for the Government (1998), Freedom Fighters of the Supreme Court (1996), and Liberty, Justice, and Equality (1992).

James E. Leahy, Professor Emeritus of Constitutional Law, California Western School of Law, San Diego

James E. Leahy is Professor Emeritus of Constitutional Law, California Western School of Law, San Diego. He is the author of Supreme Court Justices Who Voted for the Government (1998), Freedom Fighters of the Supreme Court (1996), and Liberty, Justice, and Equality (1992).