ISBN10: 0198264704, ISBN13: 9780198264705, [publisher: OUP Oxford] Hardcover
[DH, SE, Spain] [Publication Year: 1996]

ISBN10: 0198264704, ISBN13: 9780198264705, [publisher: Oxford University Press, Oxford] Hardcover Hardcover. "The Constitution is America's moral sail, and we must hold to the courage of the conviction that fills it, a conviction that we can all be equal citizens of a moral republic. That is a noble faith, and only optimism can redeem it." So writes Ronald Dworkin in the introduction to this characteristically robust and provocative new book in which Dworkin argues the fidelity to the constitution and to law demands that judges make contemporaryjudgements backed on political morality, and why it encourages, or ought to encourage, an open display of the true grounds of judgement. The book discusses almost all of the great constitutional issues of the last two decadesincluding abortion, affirmative action, pornography, race, homosexuality, euthanasia and free-speech and in doing so consistently offers a liberal view of the American Constitution. Dworkin's "moral reading" proposes that we all, judges, lawyers, citizens - interpret and apply the abstract language of the Constitution on the understanding that they invoke moral principles about political decency and justice. The "moral reading" therefore brings political morality into the heart ofconstitutional law. The various chapters of this book were first published seperately; now drawn together they bear all the hallmarks of Dworkin's legal and philosophical ...
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New York, NY OUP Oxford 1996 Hard cover New. Sewn binding. Cloth over boards. 436 p.

New York, NY OUP Oxford 1996 Hard cover New. Sewn binding. Cloth over boards. 436 p.

Hard Cover. New. New Book; Fast Shipping from UK; Not signed; Not First Edition; The Freedom's Law: The Moral Reading of the American Constitution. ISBN 0198264704 9780198264705 [GB]

ISBN10: 0198264704, ISBN13: 9780198264705, [publisher: OUP Oxford] Hardcover First Edition Gebundene Ausgabe, 427 pp. best condition. - Presents an argument that the fidelity to the constitution and to law demands that judges make contemporary judgements backed on political morality, and why it encourages, or ought to encourage, an open display of the true grounds of judgement. This book discusses issues including abortion, affirmative action, pornography, race, and homosexuality. Sprache: Englisch Gewicht in Gramm: 900
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ISBN10: 0198264704, ISBN13: 9780198264705, [publisher: OUP Oxford] Hardcover Most items will be dispatched the same or the next working day. A few small marks or stains to the page edges/pages . A tan to the page edges/pages . Ex library copy with usual stamps & stickers . Minor shelf wear
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ISBN10: 0198264704, ISBN13: 9780198264705, [publisher: OUP Oxford] Hardcover Most items will be dispatched the same or the next working day. A few small marks or stains to the page edges/pages . A tan to the page edges/pages . Ex library copy with usual stamps & stickers . Minor shelf wear
[Rossendale, LANCS, United Kingdom] [Publication Year: 1996]
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