Title: Our elusive Constitution : silences, paradoxes, priorities /
Authors: Hoffman, Daniel N., 1942-
Publisher: State University of New York Press,
Year: 1997
Subjects: Constitutional law United States; Law Political aspects; Constitutional law United States Philosophy
Contents: pt. I. Law and Politics -- What, Where, and How? 1. The Myth of the Political Question. 2. Representation and Constitutional Politics -- pt. II. The Many (Against Nationalism). 3. Peoplehood and Nationalism. 4. The Myth of Presidential Prerogative. 5. Compelling Governmental Interests -- pt. III. The One (Against Positivism). 6. Personhood and Rights. 7. What Makes a Right Fundamental. 8. Rights We Need Today.