Looking for Rights in All the Wrong Places: Why State Constitutions Contain America's Positive Rights

Awards:   Short-listed for Choice 's Outstanding Academic Titles 2014 Short-listed for Choice Magazine Outstanding Reference/Academic Book Award 2014 Shortlisted for Choice Magazine Outstanding Reference/Academic Book Award 2014.
Author:   Emily Zackin
Publisher:   Princeton University Press
Volume:   132
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9780691155784


Pages:   248
Publication Date:   21 April 2013
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Looking for Rights in All the Wrong Places: Why State Constitutions Contain America's Positive Rights


Awards

  • Short-listed for Choice 's Outstanding Academic Titles 2014
  • Short-listed for Choice Magazine Outstanding Reference/Academic Book Award 2014
  • Shortlisted for Choice Magazine Outstanding Reference/Academic Book Award 2014.

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Author:   Emily Zackin
Publisher:   Princeton University Press
Imprint:   Princeton University Press
Volume:   132
Dimensions:   Width: 15.20cm , Height: 2.00cm , Length: 23.50cm
Weight:   0.454kg
ISBN:  

9780691155784


ISBN 10:   069115578
Pages:   248
Publication Date:   21 April 2013
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Professional and scholarly ,  Tertiary & Higher Education ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   Temporarily unavailable   Availability explained
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Language:   English

Table of Contents

Acknowledgments vii Chapter 1: Looking for Rights in All the Wrong Places 1 Chapter 2: Of Ski Trails and State Constitutions: Silly Details or Serious Principles? 18 Chapter 3: Defining Positive Rights 36 Chapter 4: Why Write New Rights?: Understanding Constitutional Development Apart From Entrenchment 48 Chapter 5: Education: A Long Tradition of Positive Rights in America 67 Chapter 6: Workers' Rights: Constitutional Protections Where (and When) We Would Least Expect Them 106 Chapter 7: Environmental Protection: Positive Constitutional Rights in the Late Twentieth Century 146 Chapter 8: Conclusion 197 Bibliography 215 Index 229

Reviews

This is an excellent contribution to the literature and yet another compelling reason that scholars should not limit themselves to only the federal Constitution and courts. --Choice I am hopeful that Zackin's thoughtful and timely book will invigorate the debate, reminding readers along the way of the vibrant role states have played, and should continue to play, in defining new statutory and constitutional rights. Whether 'we want more' rights or not, we would be lucky to have more scholarship from Zackin about the states' essential role in the American constitutional law tradition. --Jeffrey S. Sutton, Harvard Law Review


This is an excellent contribution to the literature and yet another compelling reason that scholars should not limit themselves to only the federal Constitution and courts. --Choice


Author Information

Emily Zackin is assistant professor of political science at Hunter College, City University of New York.

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