How Our Laws are Made
Author | : John V. Sullivan |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 72 |
Release | : 2007 |
Genre | : Government publications |
ISBN | : |
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Author | : John V. Sullivan |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 72 |
Release | : 2007 |
Genre | : Government publications |
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Author | : Anthony J. Bellia Jr. |
Publisher | : Oxford University Press |
Total Pages | : 224 |
Release | : 2017-03-10 |
Genre | : Law |
ISBN | : 0190666781 |
The Law of Nations and the United States Constitution offers a new lens through which anyone interested in constitutional governance in the United States should analyze the role and status of customary international law in U.S. courts. The book explains that the law of nations has not interacted with the Constitution in any single overarching way. Rather, the Constitution was designed to interact in distinct ways with each of the three traditional branches of the law of nations that existed when it was adopted--namely, the law merchant, the law of state-state relations, and the law maritime. By disaggregating how different parts of the Constitution interacted with different kinds of international law, the book provides an account of historical understandings and judicial precedent that will help judges and scholars more readily identify and resolve the constitutional questions presented by judicial use of customary international law today. Part I describes the three traditional branches of the law of nations and examines their relationship with the Constitution. Part II describes the emergence of modern customary international law in the twentieth century, considers how it differs from the traditional branches of the law of nations, and explains why its role or status in U.S. courts requires an independent, context-specific analysis of its interaction with the Constitution. Part III assesses how both modern and traditional customary international law should be understood to interact with the Constitution today.
Author | : Kal Raustiala |
Publisher | : Oxford University Press |
Total Pages | : 326 |
Release | : 2011 |
Genre | : History |
ISBN | : 0199858179 |
The Bush Administration has notoriously argued that detainees at Guantanamo do not enjoy constitutional rights because they are held outside American borders. But where do rules about territorial legal limits such as this one come from? Why does geography make a difference for what legal rules apply? Most people intuitively understand that location affects constitutional rights, but the legal and political basis for territorial jurisdiction is poorly understood. In this novel and accessible treatment of territoriality in American law and foreign policy, Kal Raustiala begins by tracing the history of the subject from its origins in post-revolutionary America to the Indian wars and overseas imperialism of the 19th century. He then takes the reader through the Cold War and the globalization era before closing with a powerful explanation of America's attempt to increase its extraterritorial power in the post-9/11 world. As American power has grown, our understanding of extraterritorial legal rights has expanded too, and Raustiala illuminates why America's assumptions about sovereignty and territory have changed. Throughout, he focuses on how the legal limits of territorial sovereignty have diminished to accommodate the expanding American empire, and addresses how such limits ought&R to look in the wake of Iraq, Afghanistan, and the war on terror. A timely and engaging narrative, Does the Constitution Follow the Flag? will change how we think about American territory, American law, and-ultimately-the changing nature of American power.
Author | : United States |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 1420 |
Release | : 2001 |
Genre | : Law |
ISBN | : |
Author | : Oregon. Office of the Secretary of State |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 196 |
Release | : 1915 |
Genre | : Oregon |
ISBN | : |
Author | : A.V. Dicey |
Publisher | : Springer |
Total Pages | : 729 |
Release | : 1985-09-30 |
Genre | : Social Science |
ISBN | : 134917968X |
A starting point for the study of the English Constitution and comparative constitutional law, The Law of the Constitution elucidates the guiding principles of the modern constitution of England: the legislative sovereignty of Parliament, the rule of law, and the binding force of unwritten conventions.
Author | : Kim Wehle |
Publisher | : HarperCollins |
Total Pages | : 449 |
Release | : 2019-06-25 |
Genre | : Political Science |
ISBN | : 0062896318 |
"A must-read for this era.”—Jake Tapper, CNN Anchor and Chief Washington Correspondent An insightful, urgent, and perennially relevant handbook that lays out in common sense language how the United States Constitution works, and how its protections are eroding before our eyes—essential reading for anyone who wants to understand and parse the constantly breaking news about the backbone of American government. The Constitution is the most significant document in America. But do you fully understand what this valuable document means to you? In How to Read the Constitution--and Why, legal expert and educator Kimberly Wehle spells out in clear, simple, and common sense terms what is in the Constitution, and most importantly, what it means. In compelling terms and including text from the United States Constitution, she describes how the Constitution’s protections are eroding—not only in express terms but by virtue of the many legal and social norms that no longer shore up its legitimacy—and why every American needs to heed to this “red flag” moment in our democracy. This invaluable—and timely—resource includes the Constitution in its entirety and covers nearly every significant aspect of the text, from the powers of the President and how the three branches of government are designed to hold each other accountable, to what it means to have individual rights—including free speech, the right to bear arms, the right to be free from unreasonable searches and seizures, and the right to an abortion. Finally, the book explains why it has never been more important than now for all Americans to know how our Constitution works—and why, if we don’t step in to protect it now, we could lose its protections forever. How to Read the Constitution--and Why is essential reading for anyone who cares about maintaining an accountable government and the individual freedoms that the Constitution enshrines for everyone in America—regardless of political party.
Author | : Webster Debating Society (University of Michigan) |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 32 |
Release | : 1889 |
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Author | : Maine |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 54 |
Release | : 1893 |
Genre | : Constitutions |
ISBN | : |
Author | : Riding Club of New York |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 72 |
Release | : 1904 |
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