A discussion of current trends in the constitutional protection of economic liberties. Other topics dealt with include the current trends in (and relevance of) constitutional law for welfare rights, labor unions, and labor law. Recent Supreme Court decisions on property rights also receive much attention. --From publisher description.
The Guardian of Every Other Right provides a comprehensive survey of the pivotal relationship between property rights and the Constitution, examining the role of property ownership from the colonial era...
Never . . . since I've been on this Board.”88 Citizens who continued to express doubts were shushed, or ignored outright: [l]n the exchange between Mayor Briare and a Mrs. Clark . . . Mrs. Clark seeks to learn if ...
Constitutional Protection of Property Rights -- VIII. The Bill of Rights -- IX. The Due Process Clause -- X. The Takings Clause -- XI. Correctly Interpreting the Constitution's Private Property Guarantees -- 4.
The text emphasizes the interplay of law, ideology, politics, and economic change in shaping constitutional thought, and provides a historical perspective on the contemporary debate about property rights.
This new and unique work is more than a collection of cases on constitutional property law, it is an in-depth comparison of constitutional property clauses in jurisdictions around the world....
Ackerman argues that there is more at stake in the present wave of litigation than even the future shape of environmental law in the United States.
Explores the legal status of property rights in the United States, covering such topics as zoning and environmental regulations, Native American land rights, property taxes, and property rights in cyberspace.
Analyses the mediation of property rights and social justice through the prism of 'progressive' constitutional property rights guarantees.
This book details the relationship between private property and government.
In the end, the book provides a fresh, comprehensive overview of an intriguing subject, accessible to anyone with a minimal background in economics. (An introductory chapter introduces the handful of assumptions embedded in the text's ...