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A Principled Constitution?
eBook - Four Skeptical Views
Alexander, Larry/Smith, Steven D/Allan, James u a
ISBN/EAN: 9781666911480
Umbreit-Nr.: 7513653
Sprache:
Englisch
Umfang: 126 S.
Format in cm:
Einband:
Keine Angabe
Erschienen am 02.09.2022
Auflage: 1/2022
E-Book
Format: PDF
DRM: Adobe DRM
- Zusatztext
- <p><span>Is the United States Constitution the embodiment of certain principles? The four authors of this book for a variety of reasons, and with somewhat different emphases, believe the answer is no. Those who authored the Constitution no doubt all believed in liberty, equality, and, with caveats, republican self-government values, or if you will,</span><span>principles</span><span>. But they had different conceptions of those principles and what those principles entailed for constituting a government. Although the Constitution they created reflected, in some sense, their principles, the Constitution itself was a specific list of dos and donts that its creators hoped would gain the allegiance of the newly independent and sovereign states. And, for somewhat different reasons, the authors of this book believe that was a good thing.</span></p><p></p>
- Kurztext
- <p><span>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.</span></p><p></p>
- Autorenportrait
- <p><span>Steven D. Smith</span><span> is Warren Distinguished Professor of law at the University of San Diego.</span></p><p><span>Larry Alexander</span><span> is Warren Distinguished Professor of law at the University of San Diego.</span></p><p><span>James Allan</span><span> is Garrick Professor of law at the University of Queensland.</span></p><p><span>Maimon Schwarzschild</span><span> is professor of law at the University of San Diego.</span></p>