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Shaping Constitutional Values: Elected Government, the Supreme Court, and the Abortion Debate
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hardcover. "Includes bibliographical references (p. [163]-186) and index. Commissioning organisation: Neal Devins. xiv, 193 p. 24 cm. paperback. Good clean copy with tight binding." Keywords: "Subjects - Business, Finance & Law - Law - Jurisdictions Other Than England & EU - Courts & Procedure,Subjects - Business, Finance & Law - Law - General,Subjects - Education & Languages - New & Used T"
This work shows how the Supreme Court, elected government, and private citzens together shape what the Constitution means. Central to this study is the question of how the Court and elected government influence each other. In addition to the abortion debate, conflicts over federalism, race religion and separartion of powers are examined. The author contends that these constitutional disputes can be as constructive as they are inevitable. The long fight over abortion, for example has resulted in a highly workable - if imperfect - compromise, with elected government becoming more pro-choice and the Court becoming more pro-life. The Constitution is ... Read more
This work shows how the Supreme Court, elected government, and private citzens together shape what the Constitution means. Central to this study is the question of how the Court and elected government influence each other. In addition to the abortion debate, conflicts over federalism, race religion and separartion of powers are examined. The author contends that these constitutional disputes can be as constructive as they are inevitable. The long fight over abortion, for example has resulted in a highly workable - if imperfect - compromise, with elected government becoming more pro-choice and the Court becoming more pro-life. The Constitution is ... Read more
Product Details
Condition
Used, Good
Publisher
Johns Hopkins University Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1900
Number of Pages
224
Place of Publication
Baltimore, MD, United States
ISBN
9780801852848
SKU
KEX0069422
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99-1
About Hardback
Neal Devins is professor of law and lecturer in government at the College of William and Mary. His books include 'Public Values, Federal Abortion Politics', 'Private Schools', and 'Political Dynamics of Constitutional Law
Reviews for Shaping Constitutional Values: Elected Government, the Supreme Court, and the Abortion Debate
"A healthy reminder that the Supreme Court is not the sole interpreter of the Constitution, in spite of what justices have on occasion asserted."
David M. O'Brien, University of Virginia "Valuable, and provocative, a book one can quarrel with as well as read."
David J. Garrow, author of 'Liberty and Sexuality'
David M. O'Brien, University of Virginia "Valuable, and provocative, a book one can quarrel with as well as read."
David J. Garrow, author of 'Liberty and Sexuality'