Why the Constitution Matters

Maintains that politicians and political parties - not Supreme Court decisions - are the true engines of constitutional change in our system. Unlike legal scholars who consider the Constitution only as a blueprint for American democracy, this title focuses on the ways it serves as a framework for political debate.

A propos de l'auteur

Mark Tushnet is William Nelson Cromwell Professor of Law at Harvard University. A graduate of Yale Law School, he served as law clerk to Justice Thurgood Marshall and now specializes in constitutional law and theory, including comparative constitutional law.

Détails du produit

• Auteurs: Mark Tushnet, Tushnet Mark
• Edition: Yale University Press Ltd
• Langues: Anglais
• Format d'édition: Livre de poche
• Sortie: 04.10.2011
• EAN: 9780300150377
• ISBN: 978-0-300-15037-7
• Pages: 208
• Thèmes: Why X Matters; Why X Matters; Why X Matters S.
• Catégories: Sciences sociales, droit, économie > Droit > Droit international, droit étranger; USA, LAW / Constitutional, United States of America, USA, Constitutional & administrative law, Constitutional and administrative law: general