The American Constitution and the Debate over Originalism Paperback - Softcover

Goldford, Dennis J.

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0521607795 ISBN 13: 9780521607797

Verlag: Cambridge University Press, 2010

Inhaltsangabe

A work of constitutional theory that explores the nature of American constitutional interpretation through a reconsideration of the long-standing debate between the interpretive theories of originalism and nonoriginalism. It presents a new understanding of constitutional interpretation and an innovative account of the democratic legitimacy and binding capacity of the Constitution.

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"Quite illuminating" Keith E. Whittington, Drake University

Biografía del autor

Dennis Goldford is Associate Professor of Politics at Drake University, where he has been teaching since 1985. He received his BA in political science and philosophy from the University of Michigan, an M. Litt. in philosophy from Oxford University, and an MA and PhD in political science from the University of Chicago. He teaches in the areas of political theory, American politics, and constitutional law.

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• Verlag: Cambridge University Press
• Erscheinungsdatum: 2010
• ISBN 10: 0521607795
• ISBN 13: 9780521607797
• Einband: Tapa blanda
• Anzahl der Seiten: 318