Constitutional morality and the rise of quasi-law /

"Americans are increasingly ruled by an unwritten constitution consisting of executive orders, signing statements, and other forms of quasi-law that lack the predictability and consistency essential for the legal system to function properly. As a result, the U.S. Constitution no longer means wh...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autores principales: Frohnen, Bruce (Autor), Carey, George W. (George Wescott), 1933-2013 (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Cambridge, Massachusetts : Harvard University Press, 2016.
Temas:
Constitutional law > United States.
Constitutional history > United States.
Rule of law > United States.
Executive power > United States.
Delegated legislation > United States.
Progressivism (United States politics)
Political ethics > United States.
Histoire constitutionnelle > États-Unis.
Règle de droit > États-Unis.
Pouvoir exécutif > États-Unis.
Progressisme > États-Unis.
Morale politique > États-Unis.
LAW > Constitutional.
LAW > Public.
Constitutional history
Constitutional law
Delegated legislation
Executive power
Political ethics
Rule of law
United States
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Introduction: A conflict of expectations
  • The rule of law
  • Constitutions : ends, means, and the structure of government
  • The framers' constitution
  • Progressives and administrative governance
  • Progressive reformers and the framers' constitution
  • The new dispensation and the rule of quasi-law
  • Conclusion : the plural structure of society and the limits of law.

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