*I. The Revision and Amendment of State Constitutions. By W. F. DODD, Ph. D. 368 pages. II. The Ordinance Power of the Japanese Emperor. By TAMIO NAKANO, Ph. D. 288 pages. 8vo. $2.50. Orders may be placed with any bookseller or sent direct to the publishers. THE JOHNS HOPKINS PRESS, BALTIMORE, MARYLAND, U. S. A. The Ordinance Power _of the_ Japanese Emperor By TOMIO NAKANO, Ph. D. 288 pages, cloth, octavo, $2.50 The present Japanese Government is today the best example of a monarchy in which extensive constitutional powers are vested in the Crown. A critical examination of this Government, from the juristic and political points of view is, therefore, of especial interest both to students of public law and to those who desire an understanding of the public policies and political methods of Japan. Such an examination has been made by Dr. Nakano in the present volume, for, so wide are the ordinance powers of the Emperor, a study of them in all their phases necessitates a general consideration of the more important features of the entire Japanese constitutional system. Dr. Nakano’s conclusions are stated without reservation or undue regard for such opinions current in his country as he believes erroneous. As a result, the reader is given an insight into Japanese constitutional and political thought which cannot readily be elsewhere obtained. THE JOHNS HOPKINS PRESS, Baltimore, Maryland, U. S. A. Transcriber’s Note: Words and phrases in italics are surrounded by underscores, _like this_. Those in bold are surrounded by equal signs, =like this=. Footnotes were renumbered sequentially and were moved to the end of the chapter. Inconsistent hyphenation was not changed. Obvious printing errors, such as backwards, upside down, or partially printed letters and punctuation, were corrected. Unprinted accents, punctuation, and final stops were added. Duplicate letters and punctuation were removed. March 11, 1935 was changed to March 11, 1535, in footnote [389].