Interpreting the Constitution
- ISBN-10
- 0275926745
- ISBN-13
- 9780275926748
- Series
- Interpreting the Constitution
- Category
- Law
- Pages
- 195
- Language
- English
- Published
- 1987
- Publisher
- ABC-CLIO
- Author
- Erwin Chemerinsky
Description
"Interpreting The Constitution" doesn't fit neatly into the extensive literature on judicial review and constitutional interpretation that reconciles judicial review with democracy defined as majority rule. Indeed, Chemerinsky criticizes this method of interpretation and contends that the Constitution exists to protect political minorities and fundamental rights from majority rule. Chapter by chapter, he keenly defends this unique method of interpretation, challenges the general approach, and offers thorough, expert coverage.
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Other editions
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- 1992-07-29
- 212 pages
- Paperback
- Yale University Press
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- 1990
- 357 pages
- Paperback
- Northeastern University Press
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