
Words That Bind
Judicial Review And The Grounds Of Modern Constitutional Theory
John Arthur(Author)
Routledge (Publisher)
1st Edition
Published on 28. August 2019
Book
Hardback
248 pages
978-0-367-31403-3 (ISBN)
Description
The words of the U.S. Constitution limit the possibilities of political action: they bind us in certain ways. How they bind us, however, depends upon how these words are interpreted and upon the distinctively American practice of judicial review.In Words That Bind, John Arthur examines conflicting theories of constitutional interpretation and judic
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Language
English
Place of publication
London
United Kingdom
Publishing group
Taylor & Francis Ltd
Target group
College/higher education
Dimensions
Height: 235 mm
Width: 157 mm
Thickness: 18 mm
Weight
515 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-367-31403-3 (9780367314033)
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Person
John Arthur is professor of philosophy and director of the program in Philosophy, Politics, and Law at Binghamton University. He is author of The Unfinished Constitution and coeditor of Campus Wars: Multiculturalism and the Politics of Difference (WestviewPress 1995).
Content
1: Enforcing the Social Contract: Original Intent, 2: Perfecting the Democratic Process, 3: Critical Legal Studies and the Denial of Law, 4: Promoting the General Welfare Utilitarianism, Law, and Economics, 5: Democratic Contractualism and the Search for Equality