00862nam a2200121Ia 450000500170000008000180001710000190003524500570005426000420011130000160015352005520016958300190072120260716043000.0 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