Kent Greenawalt (University Professor, University Professor, Columb

Interpreting the Constitution

• Gebundenes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

This book uniquely presents a sophisticated account of possible approaches to constitutional interpretation and also examines how major provisions in the U.S. Constitution are, and should be, interpreted.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Oxford University Press Inc
• Seitenzahl: 512
• Erscheinungstermin: 4. November 2015
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 236mm x 160mm x 43mm
• Gewicht: 866g
• ISBN-13: 9780199756155
• ISBN-10: 0199756155
• Artikelnr.: 47868967

Autorenporträt

R. Kent Greenawalt is a University Professor at Columbia Law School.

Inhaltsangabe

* Table of Contents
* Preface
* Part I: General Themes
* Chapter 1: The Nature of Constitutions: Basic Questions about Their
Interpretation
* Chapter 2: Multiple Interpretive Criteria
* Chapter 3: Original Understanding: What Is Relevant and How Much Does
It Count?
* Chapter 4: Employing Multiple Standards
* Chapter 5: Neutral Principles or "Objective " Standards: Their
Relevance and Attainability
* Part II: A Poignant Illustration
* Chapter 6: Cruel and Unusual Punishment
* Part III: Allocations of Powers
* Chapter 7: Federal Separation of Powers
* Chapter 8: Federal Powers
* Part IV: Individual Rights and Norms of Equality
* Chapter 9: Freedom of Speech and the Press
* Chapter 10: The Religion Clauses
* Chapter 11: Criminal Process: The Right to Counsel, Unreasonable
Searches and Seizures, and the Privilege against Self-Incrimination
* Chapter 12: Equal Protection
* Conclusion