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Toleration and the Constitution, 9780195059472
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Why have the issues of religious liberty, free speech and constitutional privacy come to figure so prominently in our society? What are the origins of the basic principles of our constitutional law? This work develops a general theory of constitutional interpretation based on an original synthesis o…

Toleration and the Constitution

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    368 pages

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    25 May 1989

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Summary

The author argues the relevance of philosophical and political theory for the interpretation of law, and especially for constitutional interpretation. He surveys all of the major contemporary theories of constitutional interpretation, and concludes that ‘interpretivism’, the view that interpretation should concern itself only with the text of the American Constitution and the intentions of its framers, is invalid. He presents both historical and theoreticalarguments in support of a contractar…

Book Details

ISBN-13:9780195059472
ISBN-10:0195059476
Author:David A.J. Richards
Publisher:Oxford University Press
Imprint:Oxford University Press
Format:Paperback
Number of Pages:368
Release Date:25 May 1989
Weight:526g
Dimensions:156mm x 235mm x 20mm
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“The virtues of the book are manifest: it is clearly and vigorously argued, richly illustrated, and goes straight to the heart of issues that are of deep concern.”–University of Toronto Law Journal”A challenging, well-thought-out work that…should spur further discourse.“–The Historian”Deserves the serious attention of constitutional scholars and judges.“–American Historical Review”Stimulating theoretical, historical, and legal scholarship.“–Choice”The virtues of the book are manifest: it is clearly and vigorously argued, richly illustrated, and goes straight to the heart of issues that are of deep concern.“–University of Toronto Law Journal”A challenging, well-thought-out work that…should spur further discourse.“–The Historian”Deserves the serious attention of constitutional scholars and judges.“–American Historical Review”Stimulating theoretical, historical, and legal scholarship.“–Choice

About The Author

David A.J. Richards

Richards is Edwin D. Webb Professor of Law and director of the Program for the Study of Law, Philosophy, and Social Theory at New York University.

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