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Constitutional Law

Constitution

1997

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University of Cincinnati College of Law

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Taking Our Actual Constitution Seriously, Thomas D. Eisele Jan 1997

Taking Our Actual Constitution Seriously, Thomas D. Eisele

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In this review, by concentrating on the general aim of Dworkin's book, I hope to contribute to the discussion this book is sure to generate. What does the "moral reading" of our Constitution amount to, and what alternative do we have to endorsing such a reading? I ask these questions from what I would call a jurisprudential
perspective. For, while I do teach Jurisprudence, I do not teach Constitutional Law, other than some constitutional law themes that find their way into my Property and Wills & Trusts courses. Accordingly, I am not well placed to review the details or
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