Historicism, Originalism and the Constitution
Subtitle: The Use and Abuse of the Past in American Jurisprudence
Publisher: McFarland
Published: Apr 17, 2014
Format: paperback
Number of pages: 272
ISBN-13: 9780786479313
Description: "The use of history in law is a time honored tradition. Over the years the practice has assumed many forms, including historicism, intentionalism, interpretivist history, law office history, historical narrative, originalism, etc. This book picks up where past commentators have left off in this time honored debate"--
Notes: Source title: Historicism, Originalism and the Constitution: The Use and Abuse of the Past in American Jurisprudence