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.

Auteur

Melvin B. Hill, Jr. is the Robert G. Stephens, Jr. Senior Fellow in Law and Government Emeritus in the Carl Vinson Institute of Government and the Institute of Higher Education of the University of Georgia, and served as the editor of the Journal of Higher Education Outreach and Engagement. Mr. Hill served as the director of the Carl Vinson Institute of Government of the University Of Georgia. He is the author of numerous articles and books on legal issues relating to the structure and processes of state and local governments in a democratic society. Mr. Hill holds a B.A. degree from Bucknell University, an M.P.A and J.D. degree from Cornell University, and is a member of the State Bar of Georgia. G. LaVerne Williamson Hill teaches as part-time faculty at Georgia Gwinnett College in Lawrenceville, Georgia and has taught college courses in American government, public law, crime and criminal justice and public administration since 1979. She holds a Phd in Political Science and Sociology from the University of Georgia.