Interpreting the Constitution
By: Kent Greenawalt
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Published: 2015
Language: eng
Number of pages: 502
ISBN-13: 9780199756155
Subjects: Constitutional law
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (pages 385-466) and index.
Table of contents: title: The nature of constitutions : basic questions about their interpretation; title: Multiple interpretive criteria; title: Original understanding : what is relevant and how much does it count?; title: Employing multiple standards; title: Neutral principles or "objective" standards : their relevance and attainability; title: Cruel and unusual punishment; title: Federal separation of powers; title: Federal powers; title: Freedom of speech and the press; title: The religion clauses; title: Criminal process : the right to counsel, unreasonable searches and seizures, and the privilege against self-incrimination; title: Equal protection.