A country I do not recognize : the legal assault on American values / / edited by Robert H. Bork

• Pubblicazione: Stanford, California : , : Hoover Institution Press, , [2005]; ©2005
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (233 p.)
• Disciplina: 340/.115
• Soggetto topico: Constitutional law - United States; Political questions and judicial power - United States; Social values - United States; Sociological jurisprudence
• Altri autori: BorkRobert H
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• Nota di contenuto: Front Cover; Book Title; Copyright; Contributors; Introduction - Robert H. Bork; 1. Constitutional Law without the Constitution:The Supreme Court's Remaking of America - Lino A. Graglia; 2. The Perverse Paradox of Privacy - Gary L. McDowell; 3. A Court Tilting against Religious Liberty - Terry Eastland; 4. The New Diplomacy Threatens American Sovereignty and Values - David Davenport; 5. The Dangerous Myth of Universal Jurisdiction - Lee A. Casey and David B. Rivkin Jr.; Index
• Sommario/riassunto: During the past forty years, activists have repeatedly used the court system to accomplish substantive policy results that could not otherwise be obtained through the ordinary political processes of government, both in the United States and abroad. In five insightful essays, the contributors to this volume show how these legal decisions have undermined America's sovereignty and values. They reveal how international law challenges American beliefs and interests and exposes U.S. citizens to legal and economic risks, how the ""right to privacy"" poses a serious threat to constitutional self-gover
• Titolo autorizzato: A country I do not recognize
• ISBN: 0-8179-4608-X
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910790862003321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II
• Serie: Hoover Institution Press publication ; ; 535.