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Great Cases in Constitutional Law
Robert P. George (Ed.)
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Description for Great Cases in Constitutional Law
Paperback. Slavery, segregation, abortion, workers' rights, and the power of the courts have been the greatest constitutional controversies in American history. This work explains how five Supreme Court cases centered on those controversies shaped the country's destiny. It explores the Supreme Court's importance to America's social and political life. Editor(s): George, Robert P. Num Pages: 216 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBTB; LND. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 12. Weight in Grams: 314.
Slavery, segregation, abortion, workers' rights, the power of the courts. These issues have been at the heart of the greatest constitutional controversies in American history. And in this concise and thought-provoking volume, some of today's most distinguished legal scholars and commentators explain for a general audience how five landmark Supreme Court cases centered on those controversies shaped the country's destiny and continue to affect us even now. The book is a profound exploration of the Supreme Court's importance to America's social and political life. It is also, as many of the contributors show, an intriguing reflection of what some have ... Read more
Slavery, segregation, abortion, workers' rights, the power of the courts. These issues have been at the heart of the greatest constitutional controversies in American history. And in this concise and thought-provoking volume, some of today's most distinguished legal scholars and commentators explain for a general audience how five landmark Supreme Court cases centered on those controversies shaped the country's destiny and continue to affect us even now. The book is a profound exploration of the Supreme Court's importance to America's social and political life. It is also, as many of the contributors show, an intriguing reflection of what some have ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
216
Condition
New
Number of Pages
216
Place of Publication
New Jersey, United States
ISBN
9780691049526
SKU
V9780691049526
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About Robert P. George (Ed.)
Robert P. George is McCormick Professor of Jurisprudence at Princeton University. He has served as a presidential appointee to the U.S. Commission on Civil Rights and as a Judicial Fellow at the Supreme Court of the United States, where he received the Justice Tom C. Clark Award.
Reviews for Great Cases in Constitutional Law
"This book provides an excellent overview of landmark Supreme Court Cases, most of which impacted the court's power and direction."
Booklist "A collection of scholarly but accessible essays... The principal essays range in style from professorial disputation to impassioned moral advocacy... [This] volume thoughtfully explains the views of those who advocate more of the original Constitution, and less of the Supreme ... Read more
Booklist "A collection of scholarly but accessible essays... The principal essays range in style from professorial disputation to impassioned moral advocacy... [This] volume thoughtfully explains the views of those who advocate more of the original Constitution, and less of the Supreme ... Read more