The price of politics : lessons from Kelo v. City of New London / Kyle Scott.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Scott, Kyle, 1977-

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Kelo, Susette.

Eminent domain--United States.

Eminent domain.

United States.

Human rights--United States.

Human rights.

Eminent domain--Connecticut--New London--Cases.

Kelo, Susette--Trials, litigation, etc.

New London (Conn.)--Trials, litigation, etc.

New London (Conn.).

Connecticut--New London.

Physical Description:

xvii, 160 pages ; 23 cm

Place of Publication:

Lanham : Rowman & Littlefield Education, [2010]

Summary:

This book makes the unconventional claim that all of the rights in the U.S. Constitution are unified since they are derived from the same sources. Using the U.S. Supreme Court's controversial decision of Kelo v. City of New London to explore one of the most important constitutional questions of our time, this book reaches across disciplines and subfields to bring forth an innovative understanding of rights. The book derives its understanding of rights from historical sources and philosophical texts, which then serve as the basis for the empirically backed claim that rights in United States have been sacrificed for partisan gain and that the unbiased protection of rights is the only manner in which a free and equitable government and economy can be sustained. Given the theoretical and practical implications of the property rights debate, understanding it is important for everyone in the United States and abroad.

Contents:

Property rights and the common law tradition

Locke on property

Pre-Constitution America

The Constitution's view of property

Examining the decisions

State reactions to Kelo v. City of New London

Implications.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9780739133835

0739133837

9780739133842

0739133845

9780739133859

0739133853

OCLC:

430192640