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Record Nr.

UNINA9910450973203321

Autore

Richards David A. J

Titolo

Foundations of American constitutionalism [[electronic resource] /] / David A.J. Richards

Pubbl/distr/stampa

New York, : Oxford University Press, 1989

ISBN

1-280-52409-X

0-19-536311-6

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (332 p.)

Disciplina

342.73/02

347.3022

Soggetti

Constitutional history - United States

Constitutional law - United States

Electronic books.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Contents; 1 Introduction; 2 The Founders' Interpretive Uses of History; 3 Political Legitimacy and Constitutional Founding; 4 Interpreting the Founders over Time; 5 Interpreting Enumerated Rights: Religious Liberty and Free Speech; 6 Interpreting Unenumerated Rights: Constitutional Privacy; 7 Interpreting Equal Protection; 8 Constitutional Decadence and Educational Responsibility; Index

Sommario/riassunto

David Richards here argues that the legal interpretation of the US constitution depends on an understanding of the liberal humanist principles which guided the Founders.