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Record Nr.

UNINA9910812875703321

Autore

Simon Stephen A. <1966->

Titolo

Universal rights and the constitution / / Stephen A. Simon ; production by Ryan Morris ; marketing by Fran Keneston

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Albany, New York : , : State University of New York Press, , 2014

©2014

ISBN

1-4384-5187-3

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (198 p.)

Collana

SUNY series in American Constitutionalism

Disciplina

342.7308/5

Soggetti

Constitutional law - United States

International and municipal law - United States

Natural law - United States

Human rights - United States

Law - United States

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""; ""Acknowledgments""; ""1 Introduction""; ""Natural law and universal arguments""; ""Rights interpretation and universality: An overview""; ""2 Universal arguments in american constitutionalism""; ""Universal arguments in political discourse""; ""Roots of universal arguments in american constitutionalism""; ""Universal arguments and the judiciary""; ""3 Universal arguments in constitutional law""; ""Universal arguments and economic due process""; ""Confusion in the use of universal arguments""; ""Foreign law in constitutional interpretation""

""The eighth amendment and the debate over universal arguments""""How the court�s jurisprudence undermines rights""; ""4 Universal arguments in constitutional theory""; ""Fixed exclusivism""; ""Evolutionary exclusivism""; ""Constitutional aspirationalism""; ""Universalistic theories of interpretation""; ""Framers� natural law""; ""5 A role for universal arguments""; ""The Persistent puzzle""; ""Primary reliance on particular arguments""; ""The limited role of universal arguments""; ""Addressing objections""; ""6 Conclusion: universal rights discourse""



""A place for universal rights discourse""""Conclusion""; ""Notes""; ""References""; ""Index""