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The language of law and the foundations of American constitutionalism / Gary L. McDowell.

By: Publication details: Cambridge ; New York : Cambridge University Press, 2010.Description: xvi, 409 p. ; 25 cmISBN:
  • 9780521192897 (hbk.)
  • 0521192897 (hbk.)
  • 9780521140911 (pbk.)
  • 0521140919 (pbk.)
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 342.73 22
LOC classification:
  • KF4550 .M33 2010
Contents:
Introduction : The politics of original intention -- The Constitution and the scholarly tradition : recovering the founders' constitution -- Nature and the language of law : Thomas Hobbes and the foundations of modern constitutionalism -- Language, law, and liberty : John Locke and the structures of modern constitutionalism -- The limits of natural law : modern constitutionalism and the science of interpretation -- The greatest improvement on political institutions : natural rights, the intentions of the people, and written constitutions -- Chains of the Constitution : Thomas Jefferson, James Madison, and the "political metaphysics" of strict construction -- The most sacred rule of interpretation : John Marshall, originalism, and the limits of judicial power -- The same yesterday, today, and forever : Joseph Story and the permanence of constitutional meaning -- Epilogue: The moral foundations of originalism.
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Item type Current library Shelving location Call number Copy number Status Date due Barcode
Book Book NMC Library Stacks KF4550 .M33 2010 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) 1 Available 33039001142826

Includes bibliographical references and indexes.

Introduction : The politics of original intention -- The Constitution and the scholarly tradition : recovering the founders' constitution -- Nature and the language of law : Thomas Hobbes and the foundations of modern constitutionalism -- Language, law, and liberty : John Locke and the structures of modern constitutionalism -- The limits of natural law : modern constitutionalism and the science of interpretation -- The greatest improvement on political institutions : natural rights, the intentions of the people, and written constitutions -- Chains of the Constitution : Thomas Jefferson, James Madison, and the "political metaphysics" of strict construction -- The most sacred rule of interpretation : John Marshall, originalism, and the limits of judicial power -- The same yesterday, today, and forever : Joseph Story and the permanence of constitutional meaning -- Epilogue: The moral foundations of originalism.

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