Designing democracy : what constitutions do / / Cass R. Sunstein
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| Autore: |
Sunstein Cass R.
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| Titolo: |
Designing democracy : what constitutions do / / Cass R. Sunstein
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| Pubblicazione: | Oxon, [England] : , : Oxford University Press, , 2001 |
| ©2001 | |
| Descrizione fisica: | 1 online resource (291 p.) |
| Disciplina: | 342/.02 |
| Soggetto topico: | Constitutional law |
| Democracy | |
| Note generali: | Includes index. |
| Nota di bibliografia: | Includes bibliographical references (p. 245-260) and index. |
| Nota di contenuto: | Contents; Introduction: Tales of Democracy and Law; 1 Deliberative Trouble; 2 Constitutional Principles without Constitutional Theories; 3 Against Tradition; 4 What Should Constitutions Say? Secession and Beyond; 5 Impeaching the President; 6 Democracy and Rights: The Nondelegation Canons; 7 The Anticaste Principle; 8 Homosexuality and the Constitution; 9 Sex Equality vs. Religion; 10 Social and Economic Rights? Lessons from South Africa; Conclusion: Democracy's Constitution; Notes; Acknowledgments; Index |
| Sommario/riassunto: | What is the purpose of a constitution? This book shows how a democratic constitution helps diverse people, with opposing ethical and religious commitments, to live together on terms of mutual respect. |
| Titolo autorizzato: | Designing democracy |
| ISBN: | 0-19-771891-4 |
| 1-280-53186-X | |
| 1-4175-8756-3 | |
| 0-19-534924-5 | |
| 1-60256-927-4 | |
| Formato: | Materiale a stampa  |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione: | Inglese |
| Record Nr.: | 9910811028203321 |
| Lo trovi qui: | Univ. Federico II |
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