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… And On ‘Constitution Day’, What To Celebrate?, Alan E. Garfield
… And On ‘Constitution Day’, What To Celebrate?, Alan E. Garfield
Alan E Garfield
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Dampening The Illegitimacy Of The United States' Government: Reframing The Constitution From Contract To Promise, Malla Pollack
Dampening The Illegitimacy Of The United States' Government: Reframing The Constitution From Contract To Promise, Malla Pollack
Malla Pollack
Realistic political philosophers working in the United States face a serious problem. The public accepts as axiomatic the fundamental status of the 1789 Constitution. That Constitution, however, even as amended, is blatantly illegitimate, thus undermining any theoretical claim that citizens should respect (as opposed to obey) the existing national government. This paper tenders a method for shoring up the legitimacy of the federal government through the Constitution-as-promise. Realism is central to this project; I am discussing the words of the ratified document with its twenty-seven Article V-created amendments. I am not taking the common path of deflecting problems by building …
Federal Land Retention And The Constitution's Property Clause: The Original Understanding, Robert G. Natelson
Federal Land Retention And The Constitution's Property Clause: The Original Understanding, Robert G. Natelson
Robert G. Natelson
This article examines the original meaning of the Constitution's clauses authorizing federal land ownership. It finds that the power granted to Congress was broad enough to include land ownership for enumerated purposes, even without complying the procedures necessary for the creation of federal enclaves. But it finds that the power was not broad enough to include indefinite landholding for unenumerated purposes.
The Israeli Constitutional Revolution/Evolution, Models Of Constitutions, And A Lesson Frommistakes And Achievements, Yoseph M. Edrey Prof.
The Israeli Constitutional Revolution/Evolution, Models Of Constitutions, And A Lesson Frommistakes And Achievements, Yoseph M. Edrey Prof.
Yoseph M. Edrey
There are some fundamental preconditions entailed in the process of becoming a democratic state. The mere existence of a written document entitled "Constitution" is not enough; a society is entitled to be considered a democratic state by the international community only if its legal sys- tem contains two attributes-the recognition of basic human rights and the idea that basic human rights are protected by some type of judicial review performed by an independent court system. Further- more, it would be better if these basic human rights were enumerated in a written constitution. Nonetheless, based on the Social Contract concept, the …
Constitutional Shadows: The Missing Narrative In Indian Law, Frank Pommersheim
Constitutional Shadows: The Missing Narrative In Indian Law, Frank Pommersheim
Frank Pommersheim
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Is The Solomon Amendment F.A.I.R.: Some Thoughts On Congress's Power To Impose This Condition On Federal Spending, John Eastman
Is The Solomon Amendment F.A.I.R.: Some Thoughts On Congress's Power To Impose This Condition On Federal Spending, John Eastman
John C. Eastman
In this article, I explore the constitutionality of the Solomon Amendment, by which Congress required that recipients of federal grants to institutions of higher education permit the military to conduct job interviews on campus despite the institution's objection to the military's ban on homosexuality in the military. I first consider the constitutionality of the spending program on which the Solomon Amendment imposed conditions, recognizing that spending for education is not part of the enumerated powers of Congress. I then consider Congress's power to raise and support armies, and concludes that a plausible, originalist argument can be made that federal support …
Vineet Narain V Union Of India: A Court Of Law And Not Justice: Is The Indian Supreme Court Bound By The Indian Constitution, Shubhankar Dam
Vineet Narain V Union Of India: A Court Of Law And Not Justice: Is The Indian Supreme Court Bound By The Indian Constitution, Shubhankar Dam
Shubhankar Dam
The last twenty five years are an “impressive” chronicle of the Indian Supreme Court in action. Its novel functioning has changed the internal dynamics of Indian polity in a manner unknown to constitutional democracies. From an institution entrusted with the task of adjudicating disputes between parties, the Indian Supreme Court has transformed itself into an institution enjoined to promote the ideals of a socio-economic and political justice. Its prior role as an “adjudicator” has undergone a reappraisal. The judges therein are no more adjudicators but activists, energetically contributing to the accomplishment of India's constitutional vision. In this new creation, they …