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Reflections on Constitutional Law
George Anastaplo
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Description for Reflections on Constitutional Law
Paperback. Emphasizes the significance and importance of the Constitution, by examining the most important influences on the American constitutional system, including the Magna Carta and the Declaration of independence. According to the author, an understanding of the Constitution is crucial to comprehending the true meaning of Supreme Court decisions. Num Pages: 272 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; LND. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 22. Weight in Grams: 445.
In a trend that disturbs nationally known constitutional scholar George Anastaplo, law schools now place very little emphasis on the study of the United States Constitution as a document. Today, many constitutional law professors spend less than a week teaching the history, philosophical tenets, and legal origins of the Constitution itself and more time on Supreme Court cases. In Reflections on Constitutional Law, Anastaplo emphasizes the continuing significance and importance of the Constitution by examining the most important influences on the American constitutional system, including the Magna Carta and the Declaration of Independence. According to Anastaplo, a rigorous understanding ... Read more
In a trend that disturbs nationally known constitutional scholar George Anastaplo, law schools now place very little emphasis on the study of the United States Constitution as a document. Today, many constitutional law professors spend less than a week teaching the history, philosophical tenets, and legal origins of the Constitution itself and more time on Supreme Court cases. In Reflections on Constitutional Law, Anastaplo emphasizes the continuing significance and importance of the Constitution by examining the most important influences on the American constitutional system, including the Magna Carta and the Declaration of Independence. According to Anastaplo, a rigorous understanding ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
University Press of Kentucky
Condition
New
Number of Pages
288
Place of Publication
Lexington, United States
ISBN
9780813191560
SKU
V9780813191560
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About George Anastaplo
George Anastaplo, professor of law at Loyola of Chicago School of Law and lecturer in liberal arts at the University of Chicago, is the author of numerous books, including On Trial: From Adam & Eve to O.J. Simpson.
Reviews for Reflections on Constitutional Law
A well-reasoned commentary that is devoid of partisan and ideological bias and complemented by a mastery of philosophy, law, and history. - Joseph R. Fornieri, author of Abraham Lincoln's Political Faith