Constitutional Revolutions - Pragmatism and the Role of Judicial Review in American Constitutionalism

"An uncommonly sophisticated account of the process of constitutional change. Lipkin combines the best insights of analytic and post-analytic philosophy with a deep historical understanding of American constitutional law to produce a book that explains both the ordinary and the extraordinary in constitutional adjudication. Although the book is totally accessible to the non-philosopher, it brings cutting-edge philosophy to bear on the issues in a way that makes it essential reading for scholars and students of American constitutional adjudication."--Frederick Schauer, Harvard University

About the author

Robert Justin Lipkin is Professor of Law and H. Albert Young Fellow in Constitutional Law at Widener University in Wilmington, Delaware.

Summary

Drawing on ethical theory, philosophy of science, and constitutional theory, this title provides a progressive, post-modern, and pragmatic theory of constitutional law that justifies the critical role played by the judiciary in American democracy.

Product details

• Authors: LIPKIN, Robert Justin Lipkin
• Publisher: Duke University Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 17.05.2000
• EAN: 9780822324294
• ISBN: 978-0-8223-2429-4
• No. of pages: 384
• Subjects: Social sciences, law, business > Law > International law, foreign law; Verfassung: Regierung und Staat, POLITICAL SCIENCE / Constitutions, LAW / Constitutional, Legal Reference / Law Profession