Eric J. Segall (Georgia State University College of Law)

Originalism as Faith

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Produktbeschreibung

Originalism as Faith shows how originalism is often used by judges as a pretext for reaching politically desirable results. It will be of interest to anyone interested in an evaluation of originalism as a theory of constitutional interpretation, a political weapon, and an article of faith.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Cambridge University Press
• Seitenzahl: 258
• Erscheinungstermin: 6. März 2019
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 229mm x 152mm x 15mm
• Gewicht: 378g
• ISBN-13: 9781316640463
• ISBN-10: 1316640469
• Artikelnr.: 52155846

Autorenporträt

Eric J. Segall is the Kathy and Lawrence Ashe Professor of Law at Georgia State University College of Law. He is the author of Supreme Myths: Why the Supreme Court is Not a Court and its Justices are Not Judges (2012).

Inhaltsangabe

Prologue
1. Originalism and judicial review: an introduction
2. Judicial review at the beginning
3. Originalism's path
4. The original originalists and their critics
5. The new originalism
6. The new, new originalists
7. The non-originalism of justices Scalia and Thomas
8. Originalism without strong deference cannot work
9. Values and ideology drive supreme court decisions
10. Originalism as faith
Conclusion.