Constitutional Redemption : : Political Faith in an Unjust World /

Constitutional Redemption : : Political Faith in an Unjust World / / Jack M. Balkin.

Political constitutions, hammered out by imperfect human beings in periods of intense political controversy, are always compromises with injustice. What makes the U.S. Constitution legitimate, argues this daring book, is Americans' enduring faith that the Constitution's promises can someda...

Full description

Saved in:
Bibliographic Details
Superior document:Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter E-BOOK GESAMTPAKET / COMPLETE PACKAGE 2011
VerfasserIn:
Balkin, Jack M.,
Place / Publishing House:Cambridge, MA : : Harvard University Press, , [2011]
©2011
Year of Publication:2011
Language:English
Online Access:
Physical Description:1 online resource (304 p.) :; 1 table
Tags: Add Tag
No Tags, Be the first to tag this record!
Table of Contents:
  • Frontmatter
  • CONTENTS
  • 1. FAITH AND STORY IN AMERICAN CONSTITUTIONAL LAW
  • 2. JUST A STORY
  • 3. LEGITIMACY AND FAITH
  • 4. IDOLATRY AND FAITH
  • 5. FIDELITY AND FAITH
  • 6. THE LAW OF EQUALITY IS THE LAW OF IN EQUALITY
  • 7. WRONG THE DAY IT WAS DECIDED
  • 8. HOW I BECAME AN ORIGINALIST
  • NOTES
  • ACKNOWLEDGMENTS
  • INDEX

Similar Items