The Illustrated Dictionary of Constitutional Concepts

Imaginatively conceived, this illustrated dictionary was first published in the USA and would appear to be aimed at the American high school market. It is an interesting concept since, as Gilbert H. Flanz writes in his foreword, “in recent years there has been a remarkable and encouraging revival of interest in constitutions and constitutionalism. As the world wide effort toward democratization gains momentum, there is an increasing awareness that well‐drafted constitutions not only matter but also provide the indispensable foundation for the process of institution building and for safeguarding of fundamental rights”. In this compilation Robert Maddex, author of Constitutions...