| Reflections on Life, Death, and the Constitution Contributor(s): Anastaplo, George (Author) |
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ISBN: 0813192307 ISBN-13: 9780813192307 Publisher: University Press of Kentucky OUR PRICE: $19.00 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: July 2009 Annotation: The role of law in government has been increasingly scrutinized as courts struggle with controversial topics such as assisted suicide, euthanasia, abortion, capital punishment, and torture. "Reflections on Life, Death, and the Constitution" explores such issues by using classical standards of morality as a starting point for understanding them. Drawing on works of literature and philosophy, and on U.S. Supreme Court decisions, George Anastaplo examines the intimate relationship between human nature and constitutional law. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Political Science | Constitutions - Law | Constitutional - Law | Natural Law |
| Dewey: 340.112 |
| LCCN: 2009010796 |
| Physical Information: 1" H x 5.9" W x 8.9" (1.05 lbs) 312 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: The role of law in government has been increasingly scrutinized as courts struggle with controversial topics such as assisted suicide, euthanasia, abortion, capital punishment, and torture. Reflections on Life, Death, and the Constitution explores such issues by using classical standards of morality as a starting point for understanding them. Drawing on works of literature and philosophy, and on U.S. Supreme Court decisions, George Anastaplo examines the intimate relationship between human nature and constitutional law. |