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Autore |
Richards David A. J |
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Titolo |
Foundations of American constitutionalism [[electronic resource] /] / David A.J. Richards |
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New York, : Oxford University Press, 1989 |
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ISBN |
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1-280-52409-X |
0-19-536311-6 |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (332 p.) |
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Disciplina |
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Soggetti |
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Constitutional history - United States |
Constitutional law - United States |
Electronic books. |
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Lingua di pubblicazione |
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Formato |
Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Description based upon print version of record. |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references and index. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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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 |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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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. |
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