The Limits of Sovereignty
Subtitle: Property Confiscation in the Union and the Confederacy during the Civil War
Publisher: University Of Chicago Press
Published: February 1, 2007
Language: eng
Format: Hardcover
Number of pages: 200
ISBN-13: 9780226314822
Subjects: American history: c 1800 to c 1900; Civil war; Legal History; History; Law; Legal Reference / Law Profession; Law and legislation; USA; United States - Civil War; Law / Legal History; Enemy property; Civil War, 1861-1865; Confiscations and contributions; United States
Description: Americans take for granted that government cannot permanently seize private property without just compensation. Yet for much of American history, such a view constituted the weaker side of an ongoing argument about government sovereignty and individual rights. This text looks at the reasons behind this shift.