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The language of law and the foundations of American constitutionalism
2010, Cambridge University Press
in English
0521192897 9780521192897
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Table of Contents
Introduction : The politics of original intention
The Constitution and the scholarly tradition : recovering the founders' constitution
Nature and the language of law : Thomas Hobbes and the foundations of modern constitutionalism
Language, law, and liberty : John Locke and the structures of modern constitutionalism
The limits of natural law : modern constitutionalism and the science of interpretation
The greatest improvement on political institutions : natural rights, the intentions of the people, and written constitutions
Chains of the Constitution : Thomas Jefferson, James Madison, and the "political metaphysics" of strict construction
The most sacred rule of interpretation : John Marshall, originalism, and the limits of judicial power
The same yesterday, today, and forever : Joseph Story and the permanence of constitutional meaning
Epilogue: The moral foundations of originalism.
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Includes bibliographical references and indexes.
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