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Constitutional Conflicts eBook Series

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  • Free Speech, The People's Darling Privilege

    Struggles for Freedom of Expression in American History

    Series series Constitutional Conflicts
    Modern ideas about the protection of free speech in the United States did not originate in twentieth-century Supreme Court cases, as many have thought. Free Speech, “The People’s Darling Privilege” refutes this misconception by examining popular struggles for free speech that stretch back through American history. Michael Kent Curtis focuses on struggles in which ordinary and extraordinary people, ... Read more

    $71.99 USD

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  • Constitutions in Authoritarian Regimes

    Edited by Tom Ginsburg, Alberto Simpser ...
    Series series Comparative Constitutional Law and Policy
    Constitutions in authoritarian regimes are often denigrated as meaningless exercises in political theater. Yet the burgeoning literature on authoritarian regimes more broadly has produced a wealth of insights into particular institutions such as legislatures, courts and elections; into regime practices such as co-optation and repression; and into non-democratic sources of accountability. In this ... Read more

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  • Proportionality and the Rule of Law

    Rights, Justification, Reasoning

    To speak of human rights in the twenty-first century is to speak of proportionality. Proportionality has been received into the constitutional doctrine of courts in continental Europe, the United Kingdom, Canada, New Zealand, Israel, South Africa, and the United States, as well as the jurisprudence of treaty-based legal systems such as the European Convention on Human Rights. Proportionality ... Read more

    $43.49 USD

  • Parliamentary Sovereignty

    Contemporary Debates

    Series Book 1 - Cambridge Studies in Constitutional Law
    This book has four main themes: (1) a criticism of 'common law constitutionalism', the theory that Parliament's authority is conferred by, and therefore is or can be made subordinate to, judge-made common law; (2) an analysis of Parliament's ability to abdicate, limit or regulate the exercise of its own authority, including a revision of Dicey's conception of sovereignty, a repudiation of the ... Read more

    $51.69 USD

  • The Permission Society

    How the Ruling Class Turns Our Freedoms into Privileges and What We Can Do About It

    Throughout history, kings and emperors have promised freedoms” to their people. Yet these freedoms were really only permissions handed down from on high. The American Revolution inaugurated a new vision: people have basic rights to life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness, and government must ask permission from them. Sadly, today’s increasingly bureaucratic society is beginning to turn back ... Read more

    $18.79 USD

  • The Tough Luck Constitution and the Assault on Health Care Reform

    Chief Justice John Roberts stunned the nation by upholding the Affordable Care Act--more commonly known as Obamacare. But legal experts observed that the decision might prove a strategic defeat for progressives. Roberts grounded his decision on Congress's power to tax. He dismissed the claim that it is allowed under the Constitution's commerce clause, which has been the basis of virtually all ... Read more

    $12.39 USD

  • Constitutional Law (Speedy Study Guides)

    Constitutional law has too many principles that sometimes make the head spin. To get a better grip of legal matters, it's best to always carry around a handy study guide such as this. This guide is perfect for students and lawyers to serve as a valuable reminder of the law's most basic definitions and inclusions. Grab a copy today. ... Read more

    $2.99 USD

  • Harvard Law Review: Volume 126, Number 2 - December 2012

    The contents of issue Number 2 are:ArticlesHistorical Gloss and the Separation of Powers, by Curtis A. Bradley and Trevor W. MorrisonAggregate Litigation Goes Public: Representative Suits by State Attorneys General, by Margaret H. LemosBook ReviewFixing Washington, by Richard L. HasenNoteEnding Student Loan Exceptionalism: The Case for Risk-Based Pricing and DischargeabilityIn addition, student ... Read more

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  • Handbook of Commercial Policy

    Handbook of Commercial Policy explores three main topics that permeate the study of commercial policy. The first section presents a broad set of basic empirical facts regarding the pattern and evolution of commercial policy, with the second section investigating the crosscutting legal issues relating to the purpose and design of agreements. Final sections cover key issues of commercial policy in ... Read more

    $134.99 USD

  • The Adoption of the Fourteenth Amendment

    This early academic work on the fourteenth amendment is both expensive and hard to find in its first edition. It contains a study on the history of the fourteenth amendment and its appearance before congress. This is a fascinating work and thoroughly recommended for anyone interested in American political history. Many of the earliest books, particularly those dating back to the 1900s and before, ... Read more

    $9.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Uninhibited, Robust, and Wide-Open

    A Free Press for a New Century

    Series series Inalienable Rights
    Lee Bollinger is one of our foremost experts on the First Amendment--both an erudite scholar and elegant advocate. In this sweeping account, he explores the troubled history of a free press in America and looks toward the challenges ahead. The first amendment guaranteed freedom of the press in seemingly clear terms. However, over the course of American history, Bollinger notes, the idea of press ... Read more

    $26.59 USD