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Constitutional law : Civil liberty and individual rights

By: Contributor(s): Publication details: New York Foundation Press 2002Edition: 5thDescription: 1316p xxxviiISBN:
  • 9781587780752
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 342.730000 COH
Contents:
Contents The Bill of Rights; The judiciary; Freedom of thought and belief; Freedom of speech and press: historical background; Freedom of speech: advocacy of violation of law The public forum; The private forum; Symbolic speech; Commercial speech; The multi-level theory of free speech; Obscenity; Fighting words and offensive speech; Defamation and media invasion of privacy; The conflict between freedom of the press and the right to a fair trial; The right to silence; History and rationale of the religion clauses of the First Amendment; Free exercise of religion; Establishment of religion: religion and schools; The prohibition of unreasonable searches and seizures; The privilege against self-incrimination; Privacy as autonomy; Equal protection of law: from principle to doctrine; Racial equality; Gender equality; The constitution and the electoral process; Fair procedure; Social rights.
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Contents
The Bill of Rights;
The judiciary;
Freedom of thought and belief;
Freedom of speech and press: historical background;
Freedom of speech: advocacy of violation of law
The public forum;
The private forum;
Symbolic speech;
Commercial speech;
The multi-level theory of free speech;
Obscenity;
Fighting words and offensive speech;
Defamation and media invasion of privacy;
The conflict between freedom of the press and the right to a fair trial;
The right to silence;
History and rationale of the religion clauses of the First Amendment;
Free exercise of religion;
Establishment of religion: religion and schools;
The prohibition of unreasonable searches and seizures;
The privilege against self-incrimination;
Privacy as autonomy;
Equal protection of law: from principle to doctrine;
Racial equality;
Gender equality;
The constitution and the electoral process;
Fair procedure;
Social rights.