Leonard Levys classic work examines the circumstances that led to the writing of the establishment clause of the First Amendment: 'Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion.
Leonard Levys classic work examines the circumstances that led to the writing of the establishment clause of the First Amendment: 'Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion.
According to the traditional understanding of American constitutional law, the Revolution produced a new conception of the constitution as a set of restrictions on the power of the state rather than a mere description of governmental roles.
According to the traditional understanding of American constitutional law, the Revolution produced a new conception of the constitution as a set of restrictions on the power of the state rather than a mere description of governmental roles.
Winner: Palmer Civil Liberties PrizeSilver Gavel Award FinalistJules Milstein Faculty Writing AwardFrom wiretapping American citizens to waterboarding foreign prisoners, the Bush administration has triggered an uproar over its tactics in the War on Terrorand over its justifications for using them.
The 233-year story of how the American people have made an imperfect constitution-the product of compromises and an artifact of its time-more democratic.
From a leading constitutional lawyer who has sued every president since LBJ, a masterful explication of the true "e;pillars of our democracy"e;On November 9, 2016-and again on January 6, 2021-many Americans feared that our democracy was on the verge of collapse.
It is a commonality to claim that we are currently living in an epoch of global crises that may perpetuate emergencies, blurring the boundaries between normalcy and exceptionalism.
The story of the legal battle between the Cherokee Nation and the State of Georgia that ultimately led to the infamous Trail of Tears and the ongoing struggles for Native sovereignty.
The dramatic story of how a small neighborhood in Connecticut became the site and symbol of a political conflict over the use of eminent domain, mobilizing a national property rights movement.
This book addresses one of the oldest political offences in the European continent, lese-majeste, in light of its historical evolution and the threat it poses to a democratic public sphere in modern-day Europe.
Sparking a discussion of the importance of creativity for the well-being of society, this book highlights and argues for the potential of those in prison to learn and exercise the skills of writing, visual arts, and music; to protect their intellectual property; and to distribute their works to the public, and the consequent benefits of their creative contribution to wider society.
The story of the legal battle between the Cherokee Nation and the State of Georgia that ultimately led to the infamous Trail of Tears and the ongoing struggles for Native sovereignty.
This book addresses one of the oldest political offences in the European continent, lese-majeste, in light of its historical evolution and the threat it poses to a democratic public sphere in modern-day Europe.
The dramatic story of how a small neighborhood in Connecticut became the site and symbol of a political conflict over the use of eminent domain, mobilizing a national property rights movement.
It is a commonality to claim that we are currently living in an epoch of global crises that may perpetuate emergencies, blurring the boundaries between normalcy and exceptionalism.
Sparking a discussion of the importance of creativity for the well-being of society, this book highlights and argues for the potential of those in prison to learn and exercise the skills of writing, visual arts, and music; to protect their intellectual property; and to distribute their works to the public, and the consequent benefits of their creative contribution to wider society.
La presente investigación aborda varias de las problemáticas actuales en la contratación estatal, derivadas de la inseguridad jurídica que genera la ausencia de potestades exorbitantes en los acuerdos de voluntades regidos por el derecho privado que anualmente ascienden a una suma superior a los 35 billones de pesos.
Esta obra hace la descripcion y el analisis sobre la relacion de los Estados y los pueblos indigenas con el fin de evidenciar las condiciones de la libertad o la subordinacion.
La metáfora espacial vertical se ha convertido en la principal forma expresiva del principio de jerarquía que, así, parece formar parte de los procesos cognitivos del ser humano.
En América Latina, el catolicismo es un poder cultural que ha tenido una influencia muy grande sobre diversos campos sociales como la educación, el derecho y el arte.
Este libro contiene una serie de trabajos que ofrecen una mirada reflexiva y critica a la ultima reforma constitucional en el Peru, aprobada en marzo del 2024.
La idea que inspira esta obra colectiva se construye desde distintas aproximaciones, que no se erige sobre una solución "estado céntrica" a cómo atribuir obligaciones de derechos humanos a las empresas.
Entrevista realizadas a veintidos integrantes de la Convencion Constitucional, en donde se retratan diversas generaciones con sus anhelos y singularidades, representando de esta forma la pluralidad de voces que imaginaban un nuevo Chile.
This book takes a multidisciplinary approach to explore why the EU increased its entanglement with religion while many Member States - particularly in Western Europe - were decreasing theirs.
When a B-29 bomber exploded over Georgia in 1948, the victims families were denied access to crucial information relating to the accident because the federal government claimed such access would endanger national security.
This book takes a multidisciplinary approach to explore why the EU increased its entanglement with religion while many Member States - particularly in Western Europe - were decreasing theirs.
In 1919 American Communist Party member Benjamin Gitlow was arrested for distributing a Left Wing Manifesto, a publication inspired by the Russian Revolution.
In 1919 American Communist Party member Benjamin Gitlow was arrested for distributing a Left Wing Manifesto, a publication inspired by the Russian Revolution.
Indian Federalism: Structure, Process and Agency offers a comprehensive and critical account of Indian Federalism, its origin, development, structural, innovations and functioning, and resilience in the face of new challenges.
Indian Federalism: Structure, Process and Agency offers a comprehensive and critical account of Indian Federalism, its origin, development, structural, innovations and functioning, and resilience in the face of new challenges.
Der vorliegende Tagungsband enthalt Beitrage zur Rechts- und Verfassungsentwicklung in Deutschland, Litauen, Polen und Ungarn seit der EU-Osterweiterung im Jahr 2004.
Der vorliegende Tagungsband enthalt Beitrage zur Rechts- und Verfassungsentwicklung in Deutschland, Litauen, Polen und Ungarn seit der EU-Osterweiterung im Jahr 2004.
