Law often purports to require people, including government officials, to act in ways they think are morally wrong or harmful. What is it about law that can justify such a claim? This book offers an answer to this problem of law's authority.
Law often purports to require people, including government officials, to act in ways they think are morally wrong or harmful. What is it about law that can justify such a claim? This book offers an answer to this problem of law's authority.
"This work canvasses fundamental problems within the diverse disciplines of legal philosophy, democratic theory, philosophy of adjudication and public-law theory and suggests a unified approach to unraveling them. It also addresses practical questions of law and government in a …
This book examines the "constitutional faith" that has, since 1788, been a central component of American "civil religion." By taking seriously the parallel between wholehearted acceptance of the Constitution and religious faith, Sanford Levinson opens up a host of intriguing que…
"This book examines the "constitutional faith" that has, since 1788, been a central component of American "civil religion." By taking seriously the parallel between wholehearted acceptance of the Constitution and religious faith, Sanford Levinson opens up a host of intriguing qu…
This book examines the "constitutional faith" that has, since 1788, been a central component of American "civil religion." By taking seriously the parallel between wholehearted acceptance of the Constitution and religious faith, Sanford Levinson opens up a host of intriguing que…
Contributed articles presented at a conference on the political philosophy of the Indian constitution held in Goa in Sept. 2001.
Politics and ethics of the Indian Constitution
Contributed articles presented at a conference on the political philosophy of the Indian constitution held in Goa in Sept. 2001.
Contributed articles presented at a conference on the political philosophy of the Indian constitution held in Goa in Sept. 2001.
