Constitutional sentiments / András Sajó.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Sajó, András.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Civil rights.

Constitutional law.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (400 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

New Haven [Conn.] : Yale University Press, c2011.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

The Constitution was written to shape human behavior and affairs, and it does so by appealing to people's hearts, not only their minds. An interdisciplinary analysis sheds new light on the emotions that underlie constitutional law, with many cogent examples.

Contents:

Front matter

Contents

Foreword

Acknowledgments

List of Abbreviations

Introduction

1. From Emotions to Constitutional Institutions

2. A Sentimental Déclaration of The Rights of Man

3. "The Greatest of All Reflections on Human Nature": The Constitution of Fear

4. Empathy and Human Rights: The Case of Slavery

5. Freedom to Express What?

6. The Containment of Passion: Assembly, Religion, and Popular Sovereignty

7. Shame: On Hidden Constitutional Sentiments

Notes

Index

Notes:

Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9786613096210

9781283096218

1283096218

9780300168617

0300168616

OCLC:

1024061681