To Secure These Rights : : The Declaration of Independence and Constitutional Interpretation /

To Secure These Rights : : The Declaration of Independence and Constitutional Interpretation / / Scott Douglas Gerber.

To Secure These Rights enters the fascinating--and often contentious--debate over constitutional interpretation. Scott Douglas Gerber here argues that the Constitution of the United States should be interpreted in light of the natural rights political philosophy of the Declaration of Independence an...

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Superior document:Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter New York University Press Archive eBook-Package Pre-2000
VerfasserIn:
Gerber, Scott Douglas,
MitwirkendeR:
Abraham, Henry J.,
Place / Publishing House:New York, NY : : New York University Press, , [2020]
©1995
Year of Publication:2020
Language:English
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Physical Description:1 online resource
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Table of Contents:
  • Frontmatter
  • Contents
  • Foreword
  • Preface
  • Introduction: Liberal Originalism
  • I. The Jurisprudence of the American Founding
  • 1 The Declaration of Independence
  • 2 The Constitution of the United States
  • II Natural Rights and the Role of the Court
  • 3 The Court
  • 4 Checks on the Court
  • 5 Constitutional Interpretation
  • Conclusion: A New American Revolution?
  • Notes
  • Works Cited
  • Index

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