American Constitution and the Debate Over Originalism

Informationen zum Autor Dennis Goldford is Associate Professor of Politics at Drake University, where he has been teaching since 1985. He received his BA in political science and philosophy from the University of Michigan, an M. Litt. in philosophy from Oxford University, and an MA and PhD in political science from the University of Chicago. He teaches in the areas of political theory, American politics, and constitutional law. Zusammenfassung A work of constitutional theory that explores the nature of American constitutional interpretation through a reconsideration of the long-standing debate between the interpretive theories of originalism and nonoriginalism. It presents a new understanding of constitutional interpretation and an innovative account of the democratic legitimacy and binding capacity of the Constitution. Inhaltsverzeichnis Preface; Introduction; 1. The politics of originalism; 2. The concept of a living constitution; 3. Interpretivism and originalism; 4. The paradox of originalism; 5. The problem of objectivity; 6. The epistemology of constitutional discourse (I); 7. The epistemology of constitutional discourse (II); 8. The ontology of constitutional discourse (I); 9. The ontology of constitutional discourse (II); 10. Conclusion: the political character of constitutional discourse; Index.

Product details

• Authors: Dennis J. Goldford, Dennis J. (Drake University Goldford, Goldford Dennis J.
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press ELT
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 25.04.2005
• EAN: 9780521845588
• ISBN: 978-0-521-84558-8
• No. of pages: 320
• Subjects: Guides > Law, job, finance > Family law; 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