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Students of international law will feel grateful to Dr. Scott for his careful study and analysis of the case as pre sented for the United States, clearly bringing out the full import of the findings of the Tribunal and showing in what degree the award partook of the nature of a compromise between the opposing parties, and in what re spects it signified victory for one or the other of them. McELREATH'S CONSTITUTION OF GEORGIA A Treatise on the Constitution of Georgia, giv ing the origin, history and development of the fundamental law of the state, with all constitutional documents containing such law, and with the pres ent constitution, as amended to date, with anno tations. By Walter McElreath, of the Atlanta bar. Harrison Co., Atlanta, Ga. Pp. viii, 676 24 (index). ($6.)

The work suggests the obvious in quiry whether it may be well to devote so much attention to the constitution and constitutional interpretations of one state, to the exclusion of those of the United States and of other states with regard to which the principle of comity should receive some application, and the question may be raised whether the constitutional system of any one state is to be considered completely self-suf ficient in that sense. If, however, the bench and bar of Georgia are inclined to that attitude the purely local treat ment of the subject will fully meet their needs, even though the treatise may have little usefulness beyond the state except for purposes of historical and political research.

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THIS work is divided into three The Supreme Court and the Constitution. By parts. The first is purely his Charles A. Beard, Associate Professor of Politics torical, treating in eleven chapters of in Columbia University. Macmillan Co., New York. Pp. 127. ($1 net.) the constitutional history of Georgia. The Principles of Civil Jurisdiction, as Applied The second is made up wholly of the in the Law of Scotland. By George Duncan, M.A. on International Law in the University documentary matter appropriate to an Lecturer of Aberdeen, and D. Oswald Dykes. M.A., Advo appendix, containing English consti cate. William Green & Sons, Edinburgh. Pp. tutional documents and all the written xvi, 358 + 18 (table of cases) + 18 (index). A Chance Medley of Legal Points and Stories constitutions of the state in chronolog Little, Brown & Co., Boston. Pp. 374 (index). ical order. The third is a digest of ($1.50 net.) Proceedings of the Iowa State Bar Association Georgia decisions constructing the presheld at Des Moines, Iowa, 1874-1881. Compiled sent constitution, cast in the form of by A. J. Small, Law Librarian. Iowa State Library. annotations of the text of the constitu Published by the Iowa State Bar Association. Pp. tion as amended, with the addition 262. Anomalies of the English Law. By Samuel also of historical notes to a considerable Beach Chester, of the Middle Temple, Esq., Barrister-at-Law; Fellow of the Royal Geographical number of the sections. Society; Companion of the Military Order of the The writer, with an engaging modesty, Loyal Legion of the United States, Commandery Pennsylvania; Member of the (U. S.) Military disclaims credit for having done any of Service Institution, Governor's Island, New York thing more than to collect materials Harbor. Little, Brown & Co., Boston. Pp. 287. for a study of constitutional history, ($1.50 net). Treatise on the Modern Law of Evidence and apologizes for lack of time for con V. A3, Reasoning by Witnesses. By Charles Frederic tinuous labor. He seems, however, to Chamberlayne, Esq., of the Boston and New York American editor of Best's Principles of the have produced a conscientious and bars, Law of Evidence, American editor of the Inter capable piece of work, of large dimen national Edition of Best on Evidence, American of Taylor on Evidence. Matthew Bender & sions, which has acceptably fulfilled the editor Co., Albany, N. Y. Pp. xxxiii, 1278 + 93 (index). end sought to be attained. ($28 for the four volumes.)