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Living originalism /

Originalism and living constitutionalism, often seen as opposing views, are not in conflict. So argues Jack Balkin, a leading constitutional scholar, in this long-awaited book. Step by step, Balkin shows how both liberals and conservatives play important roles in constitutional construction, and off...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Balkin, J. M. (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Cambridge, Mass. : Belknap Press of Harvard University Press, 2011.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • I. Fidelity
  • Fidelity to text and principle
  • Framework originalism
  • Why original meaning?
  • Basic law, higher law, our law
  • Constitutional faith and constitutional redemption
  • Originalisms
  • Precedents and pragmatic exceptions
  • II. Construction
  • A platform for persuasion
  • Commerce
  • Privileges or immunities
  • Equality before the law
  • Texts and principles
  • III. Change
  • Rethinking living constitutionalism
  • Change and legitimacy.