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Additional Physical Format: | Online version: Constitutional law. Aldershot : Dartmouth, ©1992 (OCoLC)609320993 |
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Document Type: | Book |
All Authors / Contributors: |
Mark V Tushnet |
ISBN: | 1855211858 9781855211858 |
OCLC Number: | 123448700 |
Notes: | Material type: Addresses, essays, etc. |
Description: | xviii, 523 pages |
Contents: | Part 1 Introduction: "progressive and conservative constitutionalism", Robin West. Part 2 Theories of constitutional interpretation: basic approaches - "rules for originalists", H.Jefferson Powell; "the misconceived quest for the original understanding", Paul Brest; "principled decision-making and the supreme court", M.P.Golding; "the past of constitutional theory - and its future", Richard Davies Parker; "decision-making in a democracy - the supreme court as national policy-maker", Dahl; "the myth of neutrality in constitutional adjudication", Arthur S.Miller and Ronalind F.Howell; "Meta" - theories; "Civic virtue and the feminine voice in constitutional adjudication", Suzanna Sherry; "alchemical notes - reconstructing ideals from deconstructed rights, Patricia J.Williams. Part 3 Structures of government in constitutional law: federalism - "the political safeguards of federalism - the role of the states in the composition and selection of the national government", Herbert Wechsler; "federalism and rights", Richard B.Stewart; separation of powers; "formal and functional approach to separation-of-powers questions - a foolish inconsistency?" Peter L.Strauss. |
Series Title: | International library of essays in law and legal theory. |
Responsibility: | edited by Mark V. Tushnet. |
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