CONTENTS NUMBER 1-FEBRUARY, 1918 t The nature and the future of international law, Munroe Smith.. 1 tions, 1914-1917. I, Thomas Reed Powell.... 17 The Institute for Government Research, W. F. Willoughby. Assyrian government of dependencies, A. T. Olmstead. Legislative notes and reviews, John A. Lapp.. War legislation; Legislative investigations. Judicial decisions on public law, Robert E. Cushman. War problems; Woman suffrage cases. News and notes, Frederic A. Ogg..... 106 Annual meeting; Impeachment of Governor Ferguson; Massachusetts constitutional convention. Municipal affairs, F. W. Coker.. 119 New York City election; Other city elections; Charter changes; Municipal activities; Detroit conference. The juristic conception of the state, W. W. Willoughby. Discussion, Robert T. Crane... . . The background of American federalism, Andrew C. McLaughlin. New methods in due-process cases, Albert M. Kales........... Legislative notes and reviews, W. F. Dodd... 192 209 215 241 251 Absent-voting laws, 1917; Reform of legislative procedure in Nebraska; Pensions for public employees; Constitutional amendments and referenda; Constitutional conventions. Judicial decisions on public law, Robert E. Cushman. 272 War problems. News and notes, Frederic A. Ogg.... 288 Hungarian franchise bill; The Irish convention; Absent-voting in Notes on international affairs, Charles G. Fenwick. 301 Codification of international law; A league of nations and international law. Book reviews, W. B. Munro. 312 Recent publications of political interest: Books and periodicals, Beatrice Owens.. State councils of defense; Work of efficiency and economy commissions; Operation of the Maryland budget; Budget progress in New York, New The committee system in state legislatures, C. Lysle Smith.. Decisions of the Supreme Court of the United States on constitutional The Russian peace treaties; The Ukrainian and Finnish peace treaties; The Roumanian peace treaty; Recognition of the Czechoslovak nation; |