The New York State Constitution, Second Edition

• Includes an account of New York's constitutional evolution, allowing readers to see the progression of legislation in its historical context
• Provides a provision-by-provision commentary of the state constitution of New York and includes analysis on the state's current constitution, providing an essential reference guide to understanding this important document
• Extensive topical and historical bibliography including online sources, enables readers to easily find source materials and documents
• The only book to provide the history and up-to-date commentary on every aspect of New York State's constitution

This fully updated new edition of The New York State Constitution provides an outstanding constitutional and historical account of the state's governing charter. In addition to an overview of New York's constitutional history, it provides an in-depth, section-by-section analysis of the entire constitution, detailing the many significant changes that have been made since its initial drafting. This treatment, along with a table of cases, index, and bibliography provides an unsurpassed reference guide for students, scholars, and practitioners of New York's constitution.

The New York State Constitution provides ready access to material that will help scholars, judges, lawyers, students and the general public to understand the historical background to the New York Constitution, the intent of the framers, and the evolution and current meaning of its provisions. 


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.

Readership: Lawyers in government service, researchers on New York state history, government, and politics, and college and law students and professors