The practice of American constitutional law

Americans often think about constitutional law in terms of high-profile decisions by the Supreme Court - decisions that divide the justices by ideology, not law. This focus often leads to the erroneous conclusion that constitutional law arguments are, and can only be, political in substance. In The...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Powell, Jefferson
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Cambridge, United Kingdom ; New York, NY Cambridge University Press 2022
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Collection: Cambridge Books Online - Collection details see MPG.ReNa
Table of Contents:
  • Constitutional lawyers as problem solvers
  • Identifying the problem : the two-fold logic of constitutional law
  • Solving constitutional problems : the basic toolkit
  • Solving constitutional problems : the importance of institutional perspective
  • Solving constitutional problems : specific clauses in the written constitution
  • Identifying the solution : persuasiveness in constitutional law