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Constitutionalism - Philosophical Foundations

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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.

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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

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