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Ourselves and our posterity : essays in constitutional originalism / edited and introduced by Bradley C.S. Watson.
- Format:
- Book
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Constitutional law--United States.
- Constitutional law.
- Judicial review--United States.
- Judicial review.
- Law--Political aspects--United States.
- Law.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (324 p.)
- Place of Publication:
- Lanham, MD : Lexington Books, c2009.
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- In this volume, Bradley C. S. Watson brings together some of America's leading constitutional scholars to reflect on the meaning and significance of 'originalism' in constitutional interpretation and politics. The book brings the subject of constitutional interpretation down from the clouds, showing its relationship to the concerns of the citizen.
- Contents:
- Original meaning and responsible citizenship / Edward Whelan
- 'Common-sense constitutionalism' : why constitutional structure matters for Justice Scalia / Ralph A. Rossum
- Judicial usurpation : perennial temptation, contemporary challenge / Robert P. George
- Authority doctrines and the proper judicial role : judicial supremacy, stare decisis, and the concept of judicial constitutional violations / Jack Wade Nowlin
- Freedom questions, political questions : republicanism and the myth of a 'Bill of Rights' / Matthew J. Franck
- Confirmations to the Court in time turned mean : a strategy for the hearings / Hadley Arkes
- The Supreme Court and changing social mores / Christopher Wolfe
- The devil's pitchfork : scientism, human nature, and modern constitutional thought / Robert Lowry Clinton
- A Constitution to die for? Congressional authority to raise an army / Stanley C. Brubaker
- Neoconservatives and the courts : the public interest, 1965-1980 / Kenneth I. Kersch.
- Notes:
- Description based upon print version of record.
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Description based on print version record and CIP data provided by publisher; resource not viewed.
- ISBN:
- 1-282-49461-9
- 9786612494611
- 0-7391-3633-X
- OCLC:
- 351670685
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