Principled Constitution? - Four Skeptical Views

In this book, four authors reflect on whether the US Constitution embodies certain "principles." They conclude that it does not, at least not directly, and that it's a good thing that it and other constitutions do not.

Table des matières

Introduction
Chapter 1: Unpretentious Beginnings: The Merely Legal Constitution
Steven D. Smith
Chapter 2: The Not-Your-Ancestors', Principle-Plush Constitution
Steven D. Smith
Chapter 3: So You Think You Want a Constitution of Principles
Larry Alexander
Chapter 4: Mushy Constitutional Principles Enabling Puffed-Up Judicial Policymaking: I'm Against, on Principle
James Allan
Chapter 5: The Power-and Peril-of Principle
Maimon Schwarzschild
Bibliography
About the Authors

A propos de l'auteur

By Steven D. Smith; Larry Alexander; James Allan and Maimon Schwarzschild

Résumé

In this book, four authors reflect on whether the US Constitution embodies certain "principles." They conclude that it does not, at least not directly, and that it's a good thing that it and other constitutions do not.

Détails du produit

• Auteurs: Larry Alexander, Alexander Larry, James Allan, Allan James, Maimon Schwarzchild, Maimon Schwarzschild, Steven D. Smith, Steven D. Alexander Smith, Smith Steven D.
• Edition: Lexington Books
• Langues: Anglais
• Format d'édition: Livre Relié
• Sortie: 30.09.2022
• EAN: 9781666911473
• ISBN: 978-1-66691-147-3
• Pages: 122
• Catégories: Sciences humaines, art, musique > Histoire; Sciences sociales, droit, économie > Droit > Droit public, administratif, constitutionnel; History, POLITICAL SCIENCE / General, HISTORY / General, LAW / Constitutional, Politics & government, Constitution, Constitutional & administrative law