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The Wyoming State Constitution provides an outstanding analysis of the state's governing charter, and the second edition includes an up-to-date in-depth, section-by-section analysis of the entire constitution, detailing important changes that have been made since its initial drafting. This treatment, which includes a list of cases, index, and bibliography, makes this guide indispensable for students, scholars, and practitioners of Wyoming'sconstitution.
Sommario
- Series Foreword by G. Alan Tarr
- Foreword by Michael Golden
- Preface to the Second Edition
- part one: The History of the Wyoming Constitution
- part two: The Wyoming Constitution and Commentary
- Preamble
- Article I: Declaration of Rights
- Article II: Distribution of Powers
- Article III: Legislative Department
- Article IV: Executive Department
- Article V: Judicial Department
- Article VI: Suffrage and Elections
- Article VII: Education; State Institutions; Promotion of Health and Morals; Public Buildings
- Article VIII: Irrigation and Water Rights
- Article IX: Mines and Mining
- Article X: Corporations
- Article XI: Boundaries
- Article XII: County Organization
- Article XIII: Municipal Corporations
- Article XIV: Public Officers
- Article XV: Taxation and Revenue
- Article XVI: Public Indebtedness
- Article XVII: State Militia
- Article XVIII: Public Lands and Donations
- Article XIX: Miscellaneous
- Article XX: Amendments
- Article XXI: Schedule
- Bibliographical Essay
- Table of Cases
- Index
- About the Author
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Robert B. Keiter is the Wallace Stegner Professor of Law, a University Distinguished Professor, and the Director of the Wallace Stegner Center for Land, Resources, and the Environment at the S.J. Quinney College of Law at the University of Utah.
Riassunto
In The Wyoming State Constitution, Robert B. Keiter provides a comprehensive guide to Wyoming's colorful constitutional history. Featuring an outstanding analysis of the state's governing charter, the book includes an in-depth, section-by-section analysis of the entire constitution, detailing important changes that have been made since its initial drafting. This treatment, which includes a list of cases, index, and bibliography, makes this guide indispensable for students, scholars, and practitioners of Wyoming's constitution.
The second edition contains an up-to-date analysis of the Wyoming Supreme Court's constitutional decisions, new state constitutional amendments and Supreme Court decisions since 1992. Also included is new material explaining how the Wyoming Supreme Court goes about interpreting the state constitution.
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.
Testo aggiuntivo
The Wyoming State Constitution, 2nd ed. does much more than inform scholarly debate. By identifying contemporary constitutional amendments and analyzing Wyoming Supreme Court constitutional jurisprudence over the past 25 years, it expands its utility to judges, practitioners, students, scholars, and citizens.
