The arc of due process in American constitutional law / E. Thomas Sullivan and Toni M. Massaro.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Sullivan, E. Thomas.

Contributor:

Massaro, Toni M., 1955-

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Due process of law--United States.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (264 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Oxford, England : Oxford University Press, c2013.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Topics such as military tribunals, same-sex marriage, informative privacy, reproductive rights, affirmative action, and states' rights fill the landscape of contemporary legal debate and media discussion, and they all fall under the umbrella of the Due Process Clauses of the United States Constitution. However, what is not always fully understood is the constitutional basis of these rights, or the exact list of due process rights as they have evolved over time through judicial interpretation. In The Arc of Due Process in American Constitutional Law, Sullivan and Massaro describe the intricate

Contents:

Cover; Contents; Acknowledgments; Preface; 1. English History and Rule of Law Roots of American Due Process; 2. The Primary Divide: Procedural versus Substantive Due Process; 3. What Process Is Due?; 4. What Liberties Are Protected?; 5. Due Process Hybrids; 6. A Theory Runs Through It; Index; A; B; C; D; E; F; G; H; I; J; K; L; M; N; O; P; Q; R; S; T; U; V; W; Z

Notes:

Includes index.

Description based on online resource; title from title page (ebrary, viewed July 05, 2013).

ISBN:

0-19-999081-6

OCLC:

852759368