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On reading the Constitution / Laurence H. Tribe & Michael C. Dorf.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Tribe, Laurence H.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- United States. Constitution.
- United States.
- Constitutional law--United States.
- Constitutional law.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (144p.)
- Edition:
- 1st ed.
- Place of Publication:
- Cambridge, MA : Harvard University Press, 1991.
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- 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.
- 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
- Notes:
- Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph
- Includes bibliographical references (p. 121-135) and indexes.
- ISBN:
- 0-674-04445-2
- OCLC:
- 923116349
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