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Record Nr.

UNINA9911026008003321

Autore

Pallitto Robert M. <1964->

Titolo

In the Shadow of the Great Charter : Common Law Constitutionalism and the Magna Carta / / Robert M. Pallitto

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Lawrence, Kansas : , : University Press of Kansas, , 2015

©2015

ISBN

9780700620920

0700620923

Edizione

[1st ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (246 pages)

Disciplina

342.7302/4

Soggetti

Law - United States - English influences

Constitutional history - United States

Civil rights - United States - History

Electronic books.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Introduction -- Early theoretical foundations : the common law mind -- The slavery question -- Federal common law, legal realism, and the Magna Carta tradition : constitutional interpretation in the early twentieth century -- The Warren court, civil rights, and the incorporation controversy -- The Rehnquist court and habeas corpus retrenchment -- The war on terror -- Conclusion.

Sommario/riassunto

The story of the profound influence of Magna Carta on American legal development, especially constitutional doctrine and interpretation.