00833nam a2200109Ia 4500080001800000100001900018245005700037260004200094300001600136520055200152583001900704  a04.03.01 P559  aPhillips, Fred  aWest Indian constitutions : post-independence reform  bOceana PublicationsaNew YorkUSc1985  axxi, 370 p.  aDeals with post-independence reforms which have taken place in the constitutions of 12 Commonwealth Caribbean states.  Relates the structure and content of associated statehood or independence instruments to the colonial past and discusses the historical aspects of the constitution making.  Examines the constitutional position of 6 colonies (up to 1984) including Montserrat, British Virgin Islands, Turks and Caicos Islands, Bermuda and the Cayman Islands. Reflects on past constitutional change and discusses future constitutional development.  c3/7/00kM2LMGR