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Designing Democracy : What Constitutions Do.

What is the purpose of a constitution? This book shows how a democratic constitution helps diverse people, with opposing ethical and religious commitments, to live together on terms of mutual respect.

Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Sunstein, Cass R.
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Cary : Oxford University Press, 2001.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Introduction: Tales of Democracy and Law; 1 Deliberative Trouble; 2 Constitutional Principles without Constitutional Theories; 3 Against Tradition; 4 What Should Constitutions Say? Secession and Beyond; 5 Impeaching the President; 6 Democracy and Rights: The Nondelegation Canons; 7 The Anticaste Principle; 8 Homosexuality and the Constitution; 9 Sex Equality vs. Religion; 10 Social and Economic Rights? Lessons from South Africa; Conclusion: Democracy's Constitution; Notes; Acknowledgments; Index; A; B; C; D; E; F; G; H; I; J; K; L; M; N; O; P; R; S; T; U; V; W; Y.