Constitutional Law

by Mark V. Tushnet (Editor)

Overview

"All readers interested in today's constitutional courts will profit from eavesdropping on this conversation."
—Judicature
This collection of essays on constitutional law is designed to introduce the reader to the range of issues concerning constitutional theory that occupy the attention of constitutional scholars in the United States today.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780814781951
Publisher:	New York University Press
Publication date:	08/01/1992
Series:	Law and Legal Series , #13
Pages:	541
Product dimensions:	6.00(w) x 10.00(h) x 1.70(d)

About the Author

Mark V. Tushnet is William Nelson Cromwell Professor of Law at Harvard Universityand the author of Why the Constitution Matters.

Editorial Reviews

A collection of 12 previously published essays introducing and structures of government in the US (federalism and separation of powers). See also K465. the range of issues concerning constitutional theory that occupy the attention of constitutional scholars in the US today (editor Tushnet explains his reliance on American scholarship in the introduction). Following a major introductory essay (Progressive and Conservative Constitutionalism by Robin West) that comprises Part I, the essays in Part II present the most commonly articulated theories of constitutional interpretation ( Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)

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