Originalism in American Law and Politics - A Constitutional History

Informationen zum Autor Johnathan O'Neill (STATESBORO, GA) is a professor of history at Georgia Southern University. He is the author of Originalism in American Law and Politics: A Constitutional History . Klappentext Refuting the contention that originalism is a concoction of political conservatives like Robert Bork! Johnathan O'Neill asserts that recent appeals to the origin of the Constitution in Supreme Court decisions and commentary! especially by Justices Antonin Scalia and Clarence Thomas! continue an established pattern in American history. Zusammenfassung Drawing on constitutional commentary and treatises! Supreme Court and lower federal court opinions! congressional hearings! and scholarly monographs! O'Neill's work will be valuable to historians! academic lawyers! and political scientists.

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• Authors: Johnathan neill, O&apos, Johnathan O'Neill, Johnathan (Georgia Southern University) O'Neill, Johnathan O''neill, Johnathan (Georgia Southern University) O''neill
• Publisher: Johns Hopkins University Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 06.09.2005
• EAN: 9780801881114
• ISBN: 978-0-8018-8111-4
• No. of pages: 296
• Dimensions: 152 mm x 229 mm x 19 mm
• Series: The Johns Hopkins Series in Constitutional Thought; Johns Hopkins Series in Consti; Johns Hopkins Series in Consti; The Johns Hopkins Series in Constitutional Thought; The Johns Hopkins Constitution
• Subjects: Non-fiction book > History > Miscellaneous; Social sciences, law, business > Law > International law, foreign law