1. Flags of Convenience John L. S. Simpkins Assistant Professor of Law
Charleston School of Law
Charleston, South Carolina

2. The Union Jack: Flag of Compromise
Created from the superimposition of the flags of England (St George's Cross) and Scotland (Saint Andrew's Cross), with the Saint Patrick's cross, representing Ireland, being added to this in 1801.

3. Flag of England
Flag of England, St. George’s Cross

4. Flag of Scotland
Cross of St. Andrew

5. Flag of Ireland
Cross of St. Patrick

6. A True Flag of Union
Created from the superimposition of the flags of England (St George's Cross) and Scotland (Saint Andrew's Cross), with the Saint Patrick's cross, representing Ireland, being added to this in 1801.

7. United in Diversity We, the people of South Africa,
Recognise the injustices of our past;
Honour those who suffered for justice and freedom in our land;
Respect those who have worked to build and develop our country; and
Believe that South Africa belongs to all who live in it, united in our diversity.
First paragraph of preamble of South African Constitution

8. Flag of Union?
1928 South African Flag

9. The Prince’s Flag

10. Union Jack

11. Vierkleur of the Transvaal Republic

12. Vierkleur of the Orange Free State

13. United in Diversity We, the people of South Africa,
Recognise the injustices of our past;
Honour those who suffered for justice and freedom in our land;
Respect those who have worked to build and develop our country; and
Believe that South Africa belongs to all who live in it, united in our diversity.
First paragraph of preamble of South African Constitution

14. Constitutional Measurements of the Flag

15. A New Beginning

16. Flag of the Kenyan Colony
Flag of Kenyan Colony, Source: (visited 10 March 2007)

17. Kenya is a sovereign Republic.
The Role of the State
Kenya is a sovereign Republic.
Article One of the Kenyan Constitution

18. Flag of Independent Kenya

19. KANU Flag
KANU Flag, SOURCE: (last visited, 10 March 2007)

20. Kenya Africa Union Flag
KAU was the pre-independence predecessor to KANU

21. The Iraqi Narrative We, the people of Mesopotamia, the homeland of
the apostles and prophets, resting place of the
virtuous imams, cradle of civilization, crafters of
writing, and home of numeration. Upon our land
the first law made by man was passed, and the
oldest pact of just governance was inscribed, and
upon our soil the saints and companions of the
Prophet prayed, philosophers and scientists
theorized, and writers and poets excelled;
Preamble of Iraq Constitution

22. The Old Iraq

23. The New Iraq

24. An Inconvenient Similarity

25. The Root of the Problem

26. Everything Old is New Again