Synopsis This revised edition of World Constitutions, a monumental work by seasoned authors, portrays the conceptual and legal framework of parliamentary democracies, like the UK, Japan, Canada and Australia, as well as of a presidential democracy, like the USA. The two major Communist countries--the USSR (erstwhile) and China--find a prominent place in the book. The Swiss Constitution, the only direct democracy in the world which is a judicious combination of presidential and parliamentary forms of democracy, has been analytically presented. An incisive and comparative study of these constitutions will enable the reader to obtain an unbiased and dispassionate view of their working, where necessary, eminent authorities on the subject have been quoted copiously. The book, has been brought up-to-date by incorporating the latest amendments to the constitutions.