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Responding to Imperfection: The Theory and Practice of Constitutional Amendment
Sanford Levinson (Ed.)
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Description for Responding to Imperfection: The Theory and Practice of Constitutional Amendment
Paperback. Amendments are, among other things, recognitions of the imperfection of existing schemes of government. This book brings together essays on a range of questions from whether the US Constitution is subject to amendment by procedures other than those authorized by Article V to how change is conceptualized within classical rabbinic Judaism. Editor(s): Levinson, Sanford. Num Pages: 344 pages, 16 tables. BIC Classification: JPHC; LAM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 19. Weight in Grams: 485.
An increasing number of constitutional theorists, within both the legal academy and university departments of government, are focusing on the conceptual and political problems attached to the notion of constitutional amendment. Amendments are, among other things, recognitions of the imperfection of existing schemes of government. The relative ease or difficulty of amendment has significant implications for the ways that governments respond to problems that call either for new structures of governance or new powers for already established structures. This book brings together essays by leading legal authorities and political scientists on a range of questions from whether the U.S. Constitution ... Read more
An increasing number of constitutional theorists, within both the legal academy and university departments of government, are focusing on the conceptual and political problems attached to the notion of constitutional amendment. Amendments are, among other things, recognitions of the imperfection of existing schemes of government. The relative ease or difficulty of amendment has significant implications for the ways that governments respond to problems that call either for new structures of governance or new powers for already established structures. This book brings together essays by leading legal authorities and political scientists on a range of questions from whether the U.S. Constitution ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1995
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
344
Condition
New
Number of Pages
344
Place of Publication
New Jersey, United States
ISBN
9780691025704
SKU
V9780691025704
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About Sanford Levinson (Ed.)
Sanford Levinson holds the St. John Garwood and W. St. John Garwood, Jr., Regents Chair in Law, University of Texas at Austin, with a joint appointment in the Department of Government there. He is also the author of Constitutional Faith (Princeton).
Reviews for Responding to Imperfection: The Theory and Practice of Constitutional Amendment
"[A] provocative collection of essays... [A] superb volume."
The Law and Politics Book Review "Sanford Levinson has assembled a sparkling collection of essays on the theory of constitutional amendment. Responding to Imperfection belongs in the library of every student of the Constitution... [An] enthusiastic thumbs-up for this provocative collection of essays... [A] superb volume."
The Law and Politics Book Review
The Law and Politics Book Review "Sanford Levinson has assembled a sparkling collection of essays on the theory of constitutional amendment. Responding to Imperfection belongs in the library of every student of the Constitution... [An] enthusiastic thumbs-up for this provocative collection of essays... [A] superb volume."
The Law and Politics Book Review