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Liberty under Law
Grasso, Kenneth L.; Castillo, Cecilia Rodriguez
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Description for Liberty under Law
Hardback. In recent decades, we have witnessed the emergence of ongoing public arguments about the intellectual and cultural foundations of our constitutional system; the norms governing constitutional interpretation and the proper role of the judiciary in this system; and the proper interpretation of certain key provisions of our fundamental law. Num Pages: 232 pages. BIC Classification: JP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 236 x 153 x 19. Weight in Grams: 494.
In recent decades, we have witnessed the emergence of ongoing public arguments about the intellectual and cultural foundations of our constitutional system; the norms governing constitutional interpretation and the proper role of the judiciary in this system; and the proper interpretation of certain key provisions of our fundamental law. Seen in this light, constitutional controversies of the type we are experiencing today threaten to engulf our political system in a crisis of the first magnitude. These controversies are the subject of these essays. To the extent that governmental actions are perceived by large numbers of Americans to lack constitutional warrant ... Read more
In recent decades, we have witnessed the emergence of ongoing public arguments about the intellectual and cultural foundations of our constitutional system; the norms governing constitutional interpretation and the proper role of the judiciary in this system; and the proper interpretation of certain key provisions of our fundamental law. Seen in this light, constitutional controversies of the type we are experiencing today threaten to engulf our political system in a crisis of the first magnitude. These controversies are the subject of these essays. To the extent that governmental actions are perceived by large numbers of Americans to lack constitutional warrant ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1997
Publisher
University Press of America United States
Number of pages
232
Condition
New
Number of Pages
232
Place of Publication
Lanham, MD, United States
ISBN
9780761806912
SKU
V9780761806912
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About Grasso, Kenneth L.; Castillo, Cecilia Rodriguez
Kenneth L. Grasso and Cecelia Rodriquez Castillo are both Professors of Political Science at Southwest Texas State University and are affliated with the Project on American Constitutionalism at the same university.
Reviews for Liberty under Law
The essays by eminent scholars in the fields of public law and political theory collected here represent significant contributions to the ongoing debate about the foundations and proper operation of the American constitutional system.
Ellis Sandoz, Louisiana State University Among the chief embarrassments of contemporary political science is its evident irrelevance to practical democratic life. This remarkable volume, however, ... Read more
Ellis Sandoz, Louisiana State University Among the chief embarrassments of contemporary political science is its evident irrelevance to practical democratic life. This remarkable volume, however, ... Read more