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Liberalism And The Possibility Of Multicultural Constitutionalism: The Distinction Between Deliberative And Dedicated Cultures, Robert Justin Lipkin
Liberalism And The Possibility Of Multicultural Constitutionalism: The Distinction Between Deliberative And Dedicated Cultures, Robert Justin Lipkin
University of Richmond Law Review
Liberalism and multicultural constitutionalism are on a collision course destined to become the next great battlefield in the unfolding odyssey of American constitutional law. The impending battle will define the scope and limits of liberal constitutionalism and its role as the model for democracy around the world. While turbulence between liberalism and multicultural constitutionalism occurs across a panoply of controversies, the eye of the storm focuses on one central question: Can liberalism tolerate non-liberal cultures? This article explores the hypothesis that liberalism's deep structure precludes it from explaining and justifying the toleration of non-liberal cultures. If so, this hypothesis has …