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Equality under the Constitution : Reclaiming the Fourteenth Amendment.
The principle of equality embedded in the Declaration of Independence and reaffirmed in the Constitution does not distinguish between individuals according to their capacities or merits. It is written into these documents to ensure that each and every person enjoys equal respect and equal rights. Ju...
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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Ithaca :
Cornell University Press,
2018.
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
Tabla de Contenidos:
- Equality under the Constitution; Contents; Preface; 1. Introduction; 2. Equality in the American Context; 3. The Roots of Equal Protection; 4. Equality and the Reconstruction Congress; 5. From Equal Protection to Suspect Classification; 6. When Equal Is Not the Same; 7. The Question of Age; 8. The Rights of the Disabled; 9. Gay Rights and the Courts; 10. Toward a Theory of Constitutional Equality; Bibliography; General Index; Index of Cases.