Full Description
In The Georgia State Constitution, the authors offer a detailed description of the creation and development of Georgia's constitution. They explain how political and cultural events, from colonial times, through the Civil War, to the present, have affected Georgia's constitutional law. Accompanying the full text of the constitution is a rich commentary of the constitutional provisions. The authors trace their origins and interpretation by the courts and other governmental bodies. This volume also provides a bibliographical essay which features the most important sources of Georgia's constitutional history and constitutional law. It concludes with a table of cases cited in the history and the constitutional commentary, as well as a subject index.
The second edition provides updates to the constitution including all constitutional amendments through the 2016 general election and additional case-law reflecting current thinking on critical legal issues in Georgia.
The Oxford Commentaries on the State Constitutions of the United States is an important 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 its 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.
Contents
Series Foreword by G. Alan Tarr
Foreword by R. Perry Sentell, Jr.
Acknowledgments
Part one: The History of the Georgia Constitution
Part two: The Georgia Constitution and Commentary
Article I. Bill of Rights
Article II. Voting and Elections
Article III. Legislative Branch
Article IV. Constitutional Boards and Commissions
Article V. Executive Branch
Article VI. Judicial Branch
Article VII. Taxation and Finance
Article VIII. Education
Article IX. Counties and Municipal Corporations
Article X. Amendments to the Constitution
Article XI. Miscellaneous Provisions
Part three: Local Constitutional Amendments in Force and
Appendix A: Amendments Ratified Since 1982
Appendix B: Amendments Rejected Since 1982
Appendix C: Text of Ratified Amendments Since 1982
Bibliographical Essay
Table of Cases
Index
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