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Author: Kerry L. Hunter
Publisher: Lexington Books
Imprint: Lexington Books
Dimensions:
Width: 15.30cm
, Height: 1.30cm
, Length: 22.50cm
Weight: 0.268kg
ISBN: 9780739197219
ISBN 10: 0739197215
Pages: 174
Publication Date: 15 April 2016
Audience:
Professional and scholarly
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Professional & Vocational
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active
Availability: Manufactured on demand
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Reviews
America's litigious excesses may be inhibiting rather than advancing the cause of justice, argues Kerry Hunter. In an inventive new approach, Hunter grapples with the central question of how we conceive of our Constitution, and who, by rights, may lay claim to its interpretation. Drawing on the case of New Zealand, where courts lack judicial review, and infusing a fresh view of Alexander Hamilton, Hunter rightly warns us that legal sophistry is not only no substitute for, but may be inimical to, American justice. -- Robert J. Spitzer, SUNY Cortland, author of Saving the Constitution from Lawyers Professor Hunter has written an impassioned, original, and timely challenge to the legal sophistry and constitutional obsessions that are undermining U.S. politics. His argument is informed by a comparative cross-national perspective and long study of American legal practices. The result is a heady, provocative ethical defense of democratic ideals against narrow legalism and its corrosive effects on our polity. -- Michael McCann, University of Washington
America’s litigious excesses may be inhibiting rather than advancing the cause of justice, argues Kerry Hunter. In an inventive new approach, Hunter grapples with the central question of how we conceive of our Constitution, and who, by rights, may lay claim to its interpretation. Drawing on the case of New Zealand, where courts lack judicial review, and infusing a fresh view of Alexander Hamilton, Hunter rightly warns us that legal sophistry is not only no substitute for, but may be inimical to, American justice. -- Robert J. Spitzer, Distinguished Service Professor of Political Science, SUNY Cortland, Author, “Guns across America” Professor Hunter has written an impassioned, original, and timely challenge to the legal sophistry and constitutional obsessions that are undermining U.S. politics. His argument is informed by a comparative cross-national perspective and long study of American legal practices. The result is a heady, provocative ethical defense of democratic ideals against narrow legalism and its corrosive effects on our polity. -- Michael McCann, University of Washington
Author Information
Kerry L. Hunter is full professor in the Department of Political Economy at the College of Idaho.
