The Supreme Court and the Decline of Constitutional AspirationHow should the U.S. Constitution be interpreted, and upon what philosophical basis? What were the intentions of its framers concerning judicial interpretation? the doctrine of natural rights? the finality of Supreme Court decisions? To what extent are these intentions relevant to modern politics and jurisprudence? These and other issues are given a balanced and fresh treatment in Professor Jacobsohn's timely study. |
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... Constitution has predictably aroused considerable concern . " We are entering , " one noted judge and legal scholar has recently observed , “ a period in which our legal culture and constitutional law may be transformed , with even more ...
... Constitution has predictably aroused considerable concern . " We are entering , " one noted judge and legal scholar has recently observed , “ a period in which our legal culture and constitutional law may be transformed , with even more ...
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... Law . Cambridge : Harvard University Press , 1962 . Bork , Robert H. " Neutral Principles and Some First Amendment Problems . " Indiana Law Journal 47 , no . 1 ( 1971 ) : 1–35 . Tradition and Morality in Constitutional Law . Washington ...
... Law . Cambridge : Harvard University Press , 1962 . Bork , Robert H. " Neutral Principles and Some First Amendment Problems . " Indiana Law Journal 47 , no . 1 ( 1971 ) : 1–35 . Tradition and Morality in Constitutional Law . Washington ...
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... constitutional rights , 44–54 Public interest : common law and in- dividualism , 16-23 ; police power , 22 Publius , 113 R Randall , J. H. , 14 Randolph , Edmund , 68 Raub , Eakin v . , 99 Rawls , John , 37 , 40 , 54 Realism : legal ...
... constitutional rights , 44–54 Public interest : common law and in- dividualism , 16-23 ; police power , 22 Publius , 113 R Randall , J. H. , 14 Randolph , Edmund , 68 Raub , Eakin v . , 99 Rawls , John , 37 , 40 , 54 Realism : legal ...
Contents
Modern Jurisprudence and the Transvaluation | 37 |
Making Sense of the Unwritten Constitution | 74 |
Abraham Lincoln On This Question of Judicial | 95 |
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