Universal rights and the constitution
By: Stephen A. Simon
Contributors: Simon, Stephen A., 1966-
Series: SUNY series in American constitutionalism
Publisher: State University of New York Press
Published: 2014
Place of publication: Albany, New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 185
ISBN-13: 9781438451855
Subjects: Constitutional law; International and municipal law; Natural law; Human rights; Law; Foreign influences
Notes: Revision of  dissertation (Ph. D.--University of Maryland, College Park, 2007) issued under title: Human rights or American privileges? : the Supreme Court's evolving use of universal reasoning --Page ix.

Includes bibliographical references (pages 169-179) and index.
Table of contents: title: Introduction; title: Universal arguments in American constitutionalism; title: Universal arguments in constitutional law; title: Universal arguments in constitutional theory; title: A role for universal arguments; title: Conclusion: Universal rights discourse.