Freedom's Law: The Moral Reading of the American Constitution
- ISBN-10
- 0674319281
- ISBN-13
- 9780674319288
- Series
- Freedom's Law
- Category
- History
- Pages
- 404
- Language
- English
- Published
- 1996
- Publisher
- Harvard University Press
- Author
- Ronald Dworkin
Description
Dworkin claims that Americans have been systematically misled about what their Constitution is and how judges interpret it. In discussions of constitutional cases and general constitutional principles, he argues that a distinctly American version of government based on a "moral" reading of the Constitution offers the best definition of democracy.
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