The language of law and the foundations of American constitutionalism /
McDowell, Gary L., 1949-
The language of law and the foundations of American constitutionalism / Gary L. McDowell. - Cambridge ; New York : Cambridge University Press, 2010. - xvi, 409 p. ; 25 cm.
Includes bibliographical references and indexes.
Introduction : The politics of original intention -- The Constitution and the scholarly tradition : recovering the founders' constitution -- Nature and the language of law : Thomas Hobbes and the foundations of modern constitutionalism -- Language, law, and liberty : John Locke and the structures of modern constitutionalism -- The limits of natural law : modern constitutionalism and the science of interpretation -- The greatest improvement on political institutions : natural rights, the intentions of the people, and written constitutions -- Chains of the Constitution : Thomas Jefferson, James Madison, and the "political metaphysics" of strict construction -- The most sacred rule of interpretation : John Marshall, originalism, and the limits of judicial power -- The same yesterday, today, and forever : Joseph Story and the permanence of constitutional meaning -- Epilogue: The moral foundations of originalism.
9780521192897 (hbk.) 0521192897 (hbk.) 9780521140911 (pbk.) 0521140919 (pbk.)
2009039190
GBB049634 bnb
015529577 Uk
Constitutional law--United States.
Law--Language.--United States
Constitutional law.
KF4550 / .M33 2010
342.73
The language of law and the foundations of American constitutionalism / Gary L. McDowell. - Cambridge ; New York : Cambridge University Press, 2010. - xvi, 409 p. ; 25 cm.
Includes bibliographical references and indexes.
Introduction : The politics of original intention -- The Constitution and the scholarly tradition : recovering the founders' constitution -- Nature and the language of law : Thomas Hobbes and the foundations of modern constitutionalism -- Language, law, and liberty : John Locke and the structures of modern constitutionalism -- The limits of natural law : modern constitutionalism and the science of interpretation -- The greatest improvement on political institutions : natural rights, the intentions of the people, and written constitutions -- Chains of the Constitution : Thomas Jefferson, James Madison, and the "political metaphysics" of strict construction -- The most sacred rule of interpretation : John Marshall, originalism, and the limits of judicial power -- The same yesterday, today, and forever : Joseph Story and the permanence of constitutional meaning -- Epilogue: The moral foundations of originalism.
9780521192897 (hbk.) 0521192897 (hbk.) 9780521140911 (pbk.) 0521140919 (pbk.)
2009039190
GBB049634 bnb
015529577 Uk
Constitutional law--United States.
Law--Language.--United States
Constitutional law.
KF4550 / .M33 2010
342.73