ISBN:
9780199756155
Language:
English
Pages:
ix, 502 Seiten
,
25 cm
Parallel Title:
Online-Ausg.: Greenawalt, Kent, 1936 - Interpreting the Constitution
Parallel Title:
Erscheint auch als Greenawalt, Kent, 1936 - Interpreting the Constitution
DDC:
342.73
Keywords:
Constitutional law
;
Constitutional law United States
;
USA
;
Verfassungsrecht
;
Verfassungsauslegung
;
USA
;
Verfassungsrecht
;
Verfassungsauslegung
Abstract:
The nature of constitutions : basic questions about their interpretation -- Multiple interpretive criteria -- Original understanding : what is relevant and how much does it count? -- Employing multiple standards -- Neutral principles or "objective" standards : their relevance and attainability -- Cruel and unusual punishment -- Federal separation of powers -- Federal powers -- Freedom of speech and the press -- The religion clauses -- Criminal process : the right to counsel, unreasonable searches and seizures, and the privilege against self-incrimination -- Equal protection
Description / Table of Contents:
The nature of constitutions : basic questions about their interpretationMultiple interpretive criteria -- Original understanding : what is relevant and how much does it count? -- Employing multiple standards -- Neutral principles or "objective" standards : their relevance and attainability -- Cruel and unusual punishment -- Federal separation of powers -- Federal powers -- Freedom of speech and the press -- The religion clauses -- Criminal process : the right to counsel, unreasonable searches and seizures, and the privilege against self-incrimination -- Equal protection -- Conclusion.
Note:
Includes bibliographical references (pages 385-466) and index
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