Retired Justice William C. Hill has completed what one will plainly conclude was a labor of love. If you are a constitutional scholar looking for an in-depth cross-referenced analysis of each provision of Vermont's Constitution, you will need to purchase this book. Even if you are among those that have either a personal or professional interest (of any degree) in the evolution of Vermont's Constitution, you will be entertained, educated, and enriched by this work. Although the price may make you think twice about its purchase, one should bear in mind that it is really two books in one. On the one hand, it is a reference source that has an easy to use Index and Table of Contents (after this legislative session, you may want to examine the constitutional underpinnings for workers' compensation and judicial retentions). On the other hand, it is a very readable book that can be enjoyed cover-to-cover.
Product Description
A retired justice of the Vermont Supreme Court provides this first single-volume work on the state's constitution, including a concise 200-year history, the text of the constitution and a section-by-section commentary. This overview of the concepts of constitutional law in Vermont will guide students, lawyers, and citizens to more extensive treatments of this special and complex subject. Appendices, bibliography, a table of cases, and an index complete the work. This reference is a further volume in the Greenwood Reference Guides to the State Constitutions of the United States.
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