| What Should Constitutions Do? Contributor(s): Paul, Ellen Frankel (Editor), Miller Jr, Fred D. (Editor), Paul, Jeffrey (Editor) |
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ISBN: 1139151525 ISBN-13: 9781139151528 Publisher: Cambridge University Press OUR PRICE: $213.75 Product Type: Open Ebook - Other Formats Published: June 2012 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Philosophy | Political |
| Dewey: 342.020 |
| Series: Social Philosophy and Policy |
| 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. |