Steven D. Smith, Larry Alexander, James Allan

Principled Constitution?

Four Skeptical Views

• Broschiertes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

In this book, four authors reflect on whether the US Constitution embodies certain "principles." They conclude that it does not, at least not directly, and that it's a good thing that it and other constitutions do not.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Lexington Books
• Seitenzahl: 124
• Erscheinungstermin: 15. April 2024
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 229mm x 152mm x 7mm
• Gewicht: 192g
• ISBN-13: 9781666911497
• ISBN-10: 1666911496
• Artikelnr.: 70381382

Autorenporträt

Steven D. Smith is Warren Distinguished Professor of law at the University of San Diego.

Inhaltsangabe

Introduction
Chapter 1: Unpretentious Beginnings: The Merely Legal Constitution
Steven D. Smith
Chapter 2: The Not-Your-Ancestors', Principle-Plush Constitution
Steven D. Smith
Chapter 3: So You Think You Want a Constitution of Principles
Larry Alexander
Chapter 4: Mushy Constitutional Principles Enabling Puffed-Up Judicial
Policymaking: I'm Against, on Principle
James Allan
Chapter 5: The Power-and Peril-of Principle
Maimon Schwarzschild
Bibliography
About the Authors