Foundations of American constitutionalism / David A.J. Richards.

By:

Richards, David A. J

Material type: Text

TextPublication details: New York : Oxford University Press, 1989.Description: 1 online resource (xvi, 315 pages)Content type:

text

Media type:

computer

Carrier type:

online resource

ISBN:

9780195363111
0195363116
128052409X
9781280524097

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Genre/Form:

Electronic books.

Additional physical formats: Print version:: Foundations of American constitutionalism.DDC classification:

342.7302 22

LOC classification:

KF4550 .R53 1989eb

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Contents:

Introduction -- The founders' interpretive uses of history -- Political legitimacy and constitutional founding -- Interpreting the founders over time -- Interpreting enumerated rights: religious liberty and free speech -- Interpreting enumerated rights: constitutional privacy -- Interpreting equal protection -- Consitutional decadence and educational responsibility.

Summary: David Richards here argues that the legal interpretation of the US constitution depends on an understanding of the liberal humanist principles which guided the Founders.

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Includes bibliographical references and index.

David Richards here argues that the legal interpretation of the US constitution depends on an understanding of the liberal humanist principles which guided the Founders.