Freedom's law : the moral reading of the American Constitution
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Freedom's law : the moral reading of the American Constitution
Oxford University Press, 1999, c1996
- : pbk
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Written by the world's best-known political and legal theorist, Freedom's Law: The Moral Reading of the American Constitution is a collection of essays that discuss almost all of the great constitutional issues of the last two decades, including abortion, euthanasia, capital punishment, homosexuality, pornography, and free speech.
Professor Dworkin offers a consistently liberal view of the Constitution and argues that fidelity to it and to law demands that judges make moral judgments. He proposes that we all interpret the abstract language of the Constitution by reference to moral principles about political decency and justice. His `moral reading therefore brings political morality into the heart of constitutional law.
The various chapters of this book were originally published separately and are now drawn together to provide the reader with a rich, full-length treatment of Dworkin's general theory of law.
Table of Contents
- PART I: LIFE, DEATH AND RACE
- PART II: SPEECH, CONSCIENCE, SEX AND VOTES
- PART III: JUDGES
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