Prophet of Modern Constitutional Liberalism - John Stuart Mill and the Supreme Court

The book explores Mill's life and influence on the liberal tradition and argues that his reformulation of liberalism has indelibly influenced our modern constitutional rights tradition in the twentieth century including the right to privacy, freedom of expression, equality and, most fundamentally, how we now conceptualize the meaning of liberty.

List of contents

Introduction; Part I. Mill and his Place in the Liberal Tradition: 1. Mill's life, work and character; 2. Liberalism before Mill; 3. Inventing modern liberalism; Part II. Mill and the Constitution: 4. Constitutional liberties before Mill; 5. The intellectual origins of the right to privacy; 6. Mill and the right of freedom of expression; 7. A new equality.

About the author

John Lawrence Hill is the R. Bruce Townsend Professor of Law at Indiana University Robert H. McKinney School of Law in Indianapolis, where he teaches constitutional law and legal philosophy classes. He holds a J.D. and a Ph.D. in philosophy, both from Georgetown University. He has published several books in law, ethics and philosophy.

Summary

The book explores Mill's life and influence on the liberal tradition and argues that his reformulation of liberalism has indelibly influenced our modern constitutional rights tradition in the twentieth century including the right to privacy, freedom of expression, equality and, most fundamentally, how we now conceptualize the meaning of liberty.

Product details

• Authors: John Lawrence Hill, John Lawrence (Indiana University) Hill
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press ELT
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 31.12.2021
• EAN: 9781108719452
• ISBN: 978-1-108-71945-2
• No. of pages: 149
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Philosophy > General, dictionaries; Non-fiction book > Philosophy, religion > Miscellaneous; Social sciences, law, business > Law > International law, foreign law; LAW / Jurisprudence, Social & political philosophy, social and political philosophy, Liberalism & centre democratic ideologies, Centrist democratic ideologies, Courts & procedure, Legal systems: courts and procedures, Constitutional & administrative law, Constitutional and administrative law: general