| The Constitution in Conflict Revised Edition Contributor(s): Burt, Robert A. (Author) |
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ISBN: 0674165373 ISBN-13: 9780674165373 Publisher: Belknap Press OUR PRICE: $51.48 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: March 1995 Annotation: In a remarkably innovative reconstruction of constitutional history, Robert Burt traces the controversy over judicial supremacy back to the founding fathers. Also drawing extensively on Lincoln's conception of political equality, Burt argues convincingly that judicial supremacy and majority rule are both inconsistent with the egalitarian democratic ideal. The first fully articulated presentation of the Constitution as a communally interpreted document in which the Supreme Court plays an important but not predominant role, The Constitution in Conflict has dramatic implications for both the theory and the practice of constitutional law. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Law | Reference - History |
| Dewey: 347.307 |
| Physical Information: 1.28" H x 6.13" W x 9.21" (1.44 lbs) 488 pages |
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| Publisher Description: In a remarkably innovative reconstruction of constitutional history, Robert Burt traces the controversy over judicial supremacy back to the founding fathers. Also drawing extensively on Lincoln's conception of political equality, Burt argues convincingly that judicial supremacy and majority rule are both inconsistent with the egalitarian democratic ideal. The first fully articulated presentation of the Constitution as a communally interpreted document in which the Supreme Court plays an important but not predominant role, The Constitution in Conflict has dramatic implications for both the theory and the practice of constitutional law. |
Contributor Bio(s): Burt, Robert a.: - Robert A. Burt was Alexander M. Bickel Professor of Law at Yale Law School. |