Freedom's law : The moral rading of the American constitution

By:

Dworkin Ronald

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Publication details: Oxford Oxford University Press 2005Description: 427pISBN:

9780198265573

Subject(s):

1. Law - Liberty 2. Law - Philosophy

DDC classification:

340.100000 DWO

Contents:

Contents: Introduction: The Moral Reading and the Majoritarian Premise 1; Part 1: Life, Death, and Race 39; 1. Roe in Danger 44; 2. Verdict Postponed 60; 3. What the Constitution Says 72; 4. Roe Was Saved 117; 5. Do We Have a Right to Die? 130; 6. Gag Rule and Affirmative Action 147; Part 2: Speech, Conscience, and Sex 163; 7. The Press on Trial 167; 8. Why Must Speech Be Free? 195; 9. Pornography and Hate 214; 10. MacKinnon’s Words 227; 11. Why Academic Freedom? 244; Part 3: Judges 261; 12. Bork: The Senate’s Responsibility 265; 13. What Bork’s Defeat Meant 276; 14. Bork’s Own Postmortem 287; 15. The Thomas Nomination 306; 16. Anita Hill and Clarence Thomas 321; 17. Learned Hand 332; Part 4: Britain 349; 18. Does Britain need a bill of rights? 352; Notes 373; Sources 415; Index 417.

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Contents:
Introduction: The Moral Reading and the Majoritarian Premise 1;
Part 1: Life, Death, and Race 39;
1. Roe in Danger 44;
2. Verdict Postponed 60;
3. What the Constitution Says 72;
4. Roe Was Saved 117;
5. Do We Have a Right to Die? 130;
6. Gag Rule and Affirmative Action 147;
Part 2: Speech, Conscience, and Sex 163;
7. The Press on Trial 167;
8. Why Must Speech Be Free? 195;
9. Pornography and Hate 214;
10. MacKinnon’s Words 227;
11. Why Academic Freedom? 244;
Part 3: Judges 261;
12. Bork: The Senate’s Responsibility 265;
13. What Bork’s Defeat Meant 276;
14. Bork’s Own Postmortem 287;
15. The Thomas Nomination 306;
16. Anita Hill and Clarence Thomas 321;
17. Learned Hand 332;
Part 4: Britain 349;
18. Does Britain need a bill of rights? 352;
Notes 373;
Sources 415;
Index 417.

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