Rule of Law in the United States : : An Unfinished Project of Black Liberation / / Paul Gowder.
What is the American rule of law? Is it a paradigm case of the strong constitutionalism concept of the rule of law or has it fallen short of its rule of law ambitions? This book traces the promise and paradox of the American rule of law in three interwoven ways. It focuses on explicating the ideals...
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| Place / Publishing House: | London, United Kingdom : : Bloomsbury Academic,, 2021. |
| Year of Publication: | 2021 |
| Language: | English |
| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (216 pages) |
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Table of Contents:
- Introduction : is America the paragon of the rule of law?
- Madison's theory of general law versus property and slaver
- The fugitive Slave Acts, judicial independence, and the jury
- Reconstruction and the black liberation rule of law
- Turning the Constitution around : black liberation and the rule of law in the last century
- Security and discretion : the problem of executive power
- The gavel and the fist : the problem of sovereignty and borders
- Conclusion : is there any hope for an American rule of law?