| What Should Constitutions Do? Contributor(s): Paul, Ellen Frankel (Editor), Miller Jr, Fred D. (Editor), Paul, Jeffrey (Editor) |
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ISBN: 0521175534 ISBN-13: 9780521175531 Publisher: Cambridge University Press OUR PRICE: $40.84 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: January 2011 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Philosophy | Political - Political Science | Constitutions |
| Dewey: 342.020 |
| LCCN: 2010043704 |
| Series: Social Philosophy and Policy |
| Physical Information: 0.8" H x 5.9" W x 8.8" (1.05 lbs) 354 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: The essays in this volume--written by prominent philosophers, political scientists, and legal scholars--address these questions and explore related issues. Some essays examine the basic purposes of constitutions and their status as fundamental law. Some deal with specific constitutional provisions: they ask, for example, which branches of government should have the authority to conduct foreign policy, or how the judiciary should be organized, or what role a preamble should play in a nation's founding document. Other essays explore questions of constitutional design: they consider the advantages of a federal system of government, or the challenges of designing a constitution for a pluralistic society--or they ask what form of constitution best promotes personal liberty and economic prosperity. |