Approaching the U.s. Constitution - Sacred Covenant Or Plaything for Lawyers and Judges

Informationen zum Autor Kerry L. Hunter is full professor in the Department of Political Economy at the College of Idaho. Klappentext This book argues that, given the political power the Supreme Court enjoys today, the answer to preserving the separation of powers, democracy, and the American commitment to unalienable human rights is to encourage the Court to intentionally serve as the nation's collective conscience, just as it did in Brown v. Board of Education. Zusammenfassung This book argues that, given the political power the Supreme Court enjoys today, the answer to preserving the separation of powers, democracy, and the American commitment to unalienable human rights is to encourage the Court to intentionally serve as the nation’s collective conscience, just as it did in Brown v. Board of Education. Inhaltsverzeichnis Chapter One: Approaching the United States Constitution: Sacred Covenant or Mere Plaything For Lawyers and Judges Chapter Two: American Utopian ConstitutionalismChapter Three: Hamilton's Court as ConscienceChapter Four: The Umpire Has No ClothesChapter Five: Toward Embracing Hamilton's Ideal

Product details

• Authors: Kerry L. Hunter, Hunter Kerry L.
• Publisher: Lexington Books
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 15.04.2016
• EAN: 9780739197219
• ISBN: 978-0-7391-9721-9
• No. of pages: 174
• Subjects: Social sciences, law, business > Law > Public law, administrative procedural law, constitutional procedural law; USA, LAW / Legal History, LAW / Constitutional, POLITICAL SCIENCE / American Government / Executive Branch, POLITICAL SCIENCE / American Government / Legislative Branch, Legal History, United States of America, USA, Constitution: government & the state, Constitution: government and the state, Constitutional & administrative law, Constitutional and administrative law: general