We the People
The Fourteenth Amendment and the Supreme Court
Published on 29. November 2001
Book
Paperback/Softback
288 pages
978-0-19-515125-1 (ISBN)
Description
In his new book, Michael Perry evaluates the grave charge that the modern Supreme Court has engineered a "judicial usurpation of politics". In particular, Perry inquires which of the several Fourteenth Amendment conflicts---the conflicts over race segregation, race-based affirmative action, sex-based discrimination, homosexuality, abortion, and physician-assisted suicide---have been resolved as they should have been resolved. Perry lays the necessary groundwork for his inquiry by addressing both questions of constitutional theory and questions of constitutional history.
Reviews / Votes
Perry has written an ambitious, thoughtful, and provocative book that combines theoretical analysis of interpretation of the Fourteenth Amendment with nuanced discussions of several specific constitutional cases. It is a worthy addition to the large and diverse scholarly literature on the Fourteenth Amendment.--Perspectives on Politics Science "We the People develops a detailed....highly intelligent reading of the Constitution and how to interpret it and its amendments....An excellent complement to law, Civil War, and constitutional interpretation collections for upper-division undergraduates, graduate students, faculty, and professionals."--Choice "Valuable. . . . While far from a must-agree, it is definitely a must-read. [Perry's] original contribution is to link Fourteenth Amendment interpretation with democratic theory. In so doing, he manages to break the nexus between review of the record and ratification of personal opinion."--Law and Politics Book ReviewMore details
Language
English
Place of publication
New York
United States
Target group
Professional and scholarly
Dimensions
Height: 229 mm
Width: 152 mm
Thickness: 17 mm
Weight
471 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-19-515125-1 (9780195151251)
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Michael J. Perry
We the People: The Fourteenth Amendment and the Supreme Court
The Fourteenth Amendment and the Supreme Court
E-Book
11/2001
1st Edition
OUP eBook
€14.49
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Person
Michael J. Perry holds the University Distinguished Chair in Law at Wake Forest University. From 1982 to 1997, he taught at the Nothwestern University School of Law, where he held the Howard J. Trienens Chair in Law. Perry is the author of several books, including The Idea of Human Rights: Four Inquiries (Oxford, 1998), Religion in Politics: Constitutional and Moral Perspectives (Oxford, 1997), The Constitution in the Courts: Law or Politics? (Oxford, 1994), and Love and Power: The Role of Religion and Morality in American Politics (Oxford, 1991).
Content
Preface ; 1. Introduction: "The Judicial Usurpation of Politics" ; 2. What is "the Constitution" (And Other Fundamental Questions) ; 3. The Fourteenth Amendment: What Norms Did "We the People" Establish? ; 4. The Fourteenth Amendment and Race: Segregation and Affirmative Action ; 5. Beyond Race: Sex and Sexual Orientation ; 6. Further Beyond: Abortion and Physician-Assisted Suicide ; 7. Concluding Reflections