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Philosophical foundations of constitutional law / edited by David Dyzenhaus, University Professor of Law and Philosophy, University of Toronto and Malcolm Thorburn, Associate Professor of Law, University of Toronto.

Other author/creatorDyzenhaus, David.
Other author/creatorThorburn, Malcolm, 1971-
Other author/creatorOxford University Press.
Format Electronic and Book
EditionFirst edition.
Publication InfoOxford, United Kingdom : Oxford University Press, 2016.
Descriptionvi, 332 pages ; 26 cm.
Supplemental Content Full text available from Oxford Scholarship Online
Subject(s)
Series Philosophical foundations of law
Philosophical foundations of law. UNAUTHORIZED
Contents I. What is a constitution? -- The idea of a constitution : a plea for Staatsrechtslehre / David Dyzenhaus -- The unwritten constitution as a legal concept / Mark D. Walters -- On constitutional implications and constitutional structure / Aharon Barak -- Reflections on what constitutes "a constitution" : the importance of "constitutions of settlement" and the potential irrelevance of Herculean lawyering / Sanford Levinson -- Constitutional amendment and political constitutionalism : a philosophical and comparative reflection / Rosalind Dixon and Adrienne Stone -- II. Constitutional authority -- Constitutional legitimacy unbound / Evan Fox-Decent -- Constituent power and the constitution / Hans Lindahl -- Popular sovereignty and revolutionary constitution-making / Richard Stacey -- Constitutional reason of state / Thomas Poole -- III. Constitutional fundamentals -- The rule of law / T.R.S. Allan -- The constitutional separation of powers / Aileen Kavanagh -- The framework model and constitutional interpretation / Jack M. Balkin -- Philosophical foundations of judicial review / Cristina Lafont -- IV. Constitutional rights and their limitation -- Equality rights and stereotypes / Sophia Moreau -- Proportionality / Malcolm Thorburn.
General noteSeries statement from dust jacket.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references and index.
Access restrictionAvailable only to authorized users.
Technical detailsMode of access: World Wide Web
Genre/formElectronic books.
LCCN 2015956096
ISBN9780198754527
ISBN0198754523

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