On Reading the Constitution /
Tribe, Laurence H.
On Reading the Constitution / Laurence H. Tribe, Michael C. Dorf. - 1 online resource (164 p.)
Frontmatter -- Acknowledgments -- Contents -- Introduction -- 1 How Not to Read the Constitution -- 2 Structuring Constitutional Conversations -- 3 Judicial Value Choice in the Definition of Rights -- 4 Seeking Guidance from Other Disciplines: Law, Literature, and Mathematics -- 5 Reconstructing the Constitution as a Reader's Guide -- Notes -- Index of Cases -- General Index
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Our Constitution speaks in general terms of "liberty" and "property," of the "privileges and immunities" of citizens, and of the "equal protection of the laws"-open-ended phrases that seem to invite readers to reflect in them their own visions and agendas. Yet, recognizing that the Constitution cannot be merely what its interpreters wish it to be, this volume's authors draw on literary and mathematical analogies to explore how the fundamental charter of American government should be construed today.
Mode of access: Internet via World Wide Web.
In English.
9780674044456
10.4159/9780674044456 doi
Constitutional law--United States.
Constitutional law--United States.
Droit constitutionnel--États-Unis.
POLITICAL SCIENCE / General.
KF4550 ǂb T787 1991eb
347.3022
On Reading the Constitution / Laurence H. Tribe, Michael C. Dorf. - 1 online resource (164 p.)
Frontmatter -- Acknowledgments -- Contents -- Introduction -- 1 How Not to Read the Constitution -- 2 Structuring Constitutional Conversations -- 3 Judicial Value Choice in the Definition of Rights -- 4 Seeking Guidance from Other Disciplines: Law, Literature, and Mathematics -- 5 Reconstructing the Constitution as a Reader's Guide -- Notes -- Index of Cases -- General Index
restricted access http://purl.org/coar/access_right/c_16ec
Our Constitution speaks in general terms of "liberty" and "property," of the "privileges and immunities" of citizens, and of the "equal protection of the laws"-open-ended phrases that seem to invite readers to reflect in them their own visions and agendas. Yet, recognizing that the Constitution cannot be merely what its interpreters wish it to be, this volume's authors draw on literary and mathematical analogies to explore how the fundamental charter of American government should be construed today.
Mode of access: Internet via World Wide Web.
In English.
9780674044456
10.4159/9780674044456 doi
Constitutional law--United States.
Constitutional law--United States.
Droit constitutionnel--États-Unis.
POLITICAL SCIENCE / General.
KF4550 ǂb T787 1991eb
347.3022