Why the Constitution Matters

Maintains that politicians and political parties - not Supreme Court decisions - are the true engines of constitutional change in our system. Unlike legal scholars who consider the Constitution only as a blueprint for American democracy, this title focuses on the ways it serves as a framework for political debate.

About the author

Mark Tushnet is William Nelson Cromwell Professor of Law at Harvard University. A graduate of Yale Law School, he served as law clerk to Justice Thurgood Marshall and now specializes in constitutional law and theory, including comparative constitutional law.

Product details

• Authors: Mark Tushnet, Tushnet Mark
• Publisher: Yale University Press Ltd
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 04.10.2011
• EAN: 9780300150377
• ISBN: 978-0-300-15037-7
• No. of pages: 208
• Series: Why X Matters; Why X Matters; Why X Matters S.
• Subjects: Social sciences, law, business > Law > International law, foreign law; USA, LAW / Constitutional, United States of America, USA, Constitutional & administrative law, Constitutional and administrative law: general