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Record Nr.

UNINA9910454364303321

Autore

Goldstein Joseph <1923-2000.>

Titolo

The Intelligible Constitution [[electronic resource] ] : The Supreme Court's Obligation to Maintain the Constitution as Something We the People Can Understand

Pubbl/distr/stampa

New York, : Oxford University Press, 1995

ISBN

1-280-52777-3

0-19-802373-1

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (222 p.)

Disciplina

347.3022

347.7326347.30735

Soggetti

Constitutional law

Judicial opinions

Constitutional law - United States

Judicial opinions - United States

Law - U.S. - General

Law - U.S

Law, Politics & Government

Electronic books.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di contenuto

Contents; A Foreword; Part I: WHY AN INTELLIGIBLE CONSTITUTION; Part II: OPINION STUDIES; Part III: CANONS OF COMPREHENSIBILITY; Appendix: The Constitution of the United States; Notes; Case Index; Name Index; Index

Sommario/riassunto

This volume is an examination of the Constitution and the manner in which the Supreme Court has failed to communicate its opinions to the public in a comprehensible manner.