ISBN10: 0307263134, ISBN13: 9780307263131, [publisher: Knopf] Hardcover A copy signed by Supreme Justice Stephen Breyer of this discussion of interpreting the U.S. Constitution that illuminates fundamental underlying concepts in Justice Breyer's approach to Constitutional law and judicial review. Signed by Stephen Breyer on the half-title page. 161 pages. The dust jacket is price clipped, otherwise no sign of previous use.
[Salisbury, MD, U.S.A.] [Publication Year: 2005]
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ISBN10: 0307263134, ISBN13: 9780307263131, [publisher: Alfred a Knopf Inc] Hardcover 176 pages. 7.75x5.75x0.50 inches. In Stock.
[Exeter, United Kingdom] [Publication Year: 2005]

ISBN10: 0307263134, ISBN13: 9780307263131, [publisher: Knopf] Hardcover First Edition Available is a SIGNED 1st ed/2nd prtg (Stated Second Printing) of ACTIVE LIBERTY by former US Supreme Court Justice STEPHEN BREYER. Published in 2005 by Knopf, book and mylar protected dust jacket are AS NEW. Original price of $21.00 intact. Justice Breyer has signed w/out inscription on title page. A gorgeous clean, possibly unread copy, SIGNED.
[Canton, GA, U.S.A.] [Publication Year: 2005]
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ISBN10: 0307263134, ISBN13: 9780307263131, [publisher: Knopf] Hardcover
[Moncks Corner, SC, U.S.A.] [Publication Year: 2005]

Knopf, Date: 2005. First Edition. Hardcover. Used - Like New/Like New. Stated First Edition, First Printing. Not price-clipped ($21.00 price intact). Published by Alfred A. Knopf, 2005. Octavo. Red cloth over red boards stamped in silver. Signed and inscribed by Stephen Breyer on flyleaf. Book is like new; clean with no writing or names. Binding tight and pages crisp. A few very light spots along page ends. Dust jacket is like new with only some very light shelf wear. A fine signed copy of Justice Breyer's constitutional treatise. 161 pages. ISBN: 0307263134. 100% positive feedback. 30 day money back guarantee. NEXT DAY SHIPPING! Excellent customer service. Please email with any questions or if you would like a photo. All books packed carefully and ship with free delivery confirmation/tracking. All books come with free bookmarks. Ships from Southampton, New York. 2005. Knopf ISBN 0307263134 9780307263131 [US]

* Inscribed and SIGNED by Stephen Breyer on title page.* Stated First Edition.* Book cover like new - pages clean, bright and unmarked spine like new.* Jacket like new, light shelf wear.* Proceeds benefit Friends of the Pleasant Hill Library.* "Honest and reliable service - every book hand-packaged with care."This book, based on the Tanner lectures on Human Values that Justice Stephen Breyer delivered at Harvard University in November 2004, defines the term active liberty as a sharing of the nations sovereign authority with its citizens. Regarding the Constitution as a guide for the application of basic American principles to a living and changing society rather than as an arsenal of rigid legal means for binding and restricting it, Justice Breyer argues that the genius of the Constitution rests not in any static meaning it might have had in a world that is dead and gone, but in the adaptability of its great principles to cope with current problems.Giving us examples of this approach in the areas of free speech, federalism, privacy, affirmative action, statutory interpretation, and administrative law, Justice Breyer states that courts should take greater account of the Constitutions democratic nature when they interpret constitutional and statutory texts. He also insists that the people, through participation in community life, can and must develop the experience necessary to govern their own affairs. His distinctive contribution to the federalism debate is his claim that ...

ISBN10: 0307263134, ISBN13: 9780307263131, [publisher: Alfred A Knopf Inc] Hardcover New hardcover book with dust jacket, never been read. Signed by Justice Breyer on the title page with inscription "Best wishes" above his signature. Justice Breyer's book is a defense of a different approach to constitutional interpretation, one more committed to democracy and democratic values, than that used by the so-called conservative Justices in resolving many of the most important issues before the Supreme Court. 2nd printing.
[Plantation, FL, U.S.A.] [Publication Year: 2005]