Constitutionalism - Philosophical Foundations

Klappentext This specially commissioned volume examines the issue of constitutionalism. Zusammenfassung A distinguished team of legal theorists examine the issue of constitutionalism! asking such questions as: why have a constitution? How do we know what the constitution of a country really is? How should a constitution be interpreted? Why should one generation feel bound by the constitution of an earlier one? Inhaltsverzeichnis Introduction Lawrence Alexander; 1. American constitutionalism Richard Kay; 2. Constitutional authorship Frank Michelman; 3. What is 'The Constitution'? Michael Perry; 4. Legitimacy and interpretation Jed Rubenfeld; 5. The domain of constitutional justice Lawrence Sager; 6. Precommitment and disagreement Jeremy Waldron; 7. On the authority and interpretation of constitutions: preliminaries Joseph Raz.

Product details

• Authors: Larry Alexander
• Assisted by: Larry Alexander (Editor), Lawrence Alexander (Editor), Gerald Postema (Editor)
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press ELT
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 26.02.2001
• EAN: 9780521799997
• ISBN: 978-0-521-79999-7
• No. of pages: 332
• Series: Cambridge Studies in Philosophy and Law; Cambridge Studies in Philosoph
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Philosophy; Social sciences, law, business > Law > Public law, administrative procedural law, constitutional procedural law