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Foundations of American constitutionalism / David A.J. Richards.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Richards, David A. J.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Constitutional history--United States.
- Constitutional history.
- Constitutional law--United States.
- Constitutional law.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (332 p.)
- Edition:
- 1st ed.
- Place of Publication:
- New York : Oxford University Press, 1989.
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- David Richards here argues that the legal interpretation of the US constitution depends on an understanding of the liberal humanist principles which guided the Founders.
- Contents:
- Contents; 1 Introduction; 2 The Founders' Interpretive Uses of History; 3 Political Legitimacy and Constitutional Founding; 4 Interpreting the Founders over Time; 5 Interpreting Enumerated Rights: Religious Liberty and Free Speech; 6 Interpreting Unenumerated Rights: Constitutional Privacy; 7 Interpreting Equal Protection; 8 Constitutional Decadence and Educational Responsibility; Index
- Notes:
- Description based upon print version of record.
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Description based on metadata supplied by the publisher and other sources.
- ISBN:
- 1-280-52409-X
- 0-19-536311-6
- OCLC:
- 252586173
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