02492nam 2200565Ia 450 991082005290332120221108093114.00-674-04445-210.4159/9780674044456(CKB)1000000000805654(StDuBDS)AH21620489(SSID)ssj0000214656(PQKBManifestationID)11202566(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000214656(PQKBWorkID)10167237(PQKB)10490595(Au-PeEL)EBL3300711(CaPaEBR)ebr10331297(OCoLC)923116349(DE-B1597)571820(DE-B1597)9780674044456(MiAaPQ)EBC3300711(EXLCZ)99100000000080565419900820d1991 uy 0engur|||||||||||txtccrOn reading the Constitution[electronic resource] /Laurence H. Tribe & Michael C. DorfCambridge, MA Harvard University Press19911 online resource (144p.) Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph0-674-63625-2 0-674-63626-0 Includes bibliographical references (p. 121-135) and indexes.Introduction 1. How Not to Read the Constitution 2. Structuring Constitutional Conversations 3. Judicial Value Choice in the Definition of Rights 4. Seeking Guidance from other Disciplines: Law, Literature, and Mathematics 5. Reconstructing the Constitution as a Reader's Guide Notes Index of Cases General IndexOur Constitution speaks in general terms of "liberty" and "property," of the "privileges and immunities" of citizens, and of the "equal protection of the laws"--open-ended phrases that seem to invite readers to reflect in them their own visions and agendas. Yet, recognizing that the Constitution cannot be merely what its interpreters wish it to be, this volume's authors draw on literary and mathematical analogies to explore how the fundamental charter of American government should be construed today.Constitutional lawUnited StatesConstitutional law347.3022Tribe Laurence H291632Dorf Michael C497811MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910820052903321On reading the Constitution49986UNINA