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Arguments In Favour Of A Functional Theory Of Fundamental Rights, Gianluigi Palombella
Arguments In Favour Of A Functional Theory Of Fundamental Rights, Gianluigi Palombella
Gianluigi Palombella
The article suggests a relational concept of fundamental rights. This concept
enhances the «functional» rôle played by some of the rights in the system of a state
governed by the rule of law, rather than an ethical universality or a substantial content
coinciding with any list of «human» rights. Fundamental rights belong to the fundamental
(ideal, substantice and normative) criteria of recognition/selection of actions and norms in
the institutional/normative practice of a legal order. Given this premise, the work analyses
some relevant issues: universal-fundamental nexus, property rights, liberty rights, social
rights. Fundamental rights refuse any rigid classification which identifies and …
James Madison And The Constitution's “Convention For Proposing Amendments", Robert G. Natelson
James Madison And The Constitution's “Convention For Proposing Amendments", Robert G. Natelson
Robert G. Natelson
This article traces the progress of James Madison's thought on the Constitution's "convention for proposing amendments as a way for states to assert themselves against the federal government. Madison saw the convention as an important part of the Constitution, and a constitutional alternative to nullification.
Colonialism’S Civilizing Mission: The Case Of The Indian Hemp Drugs Commission, Daphna Hacker
Colonialism’S Civilizing Mission: The Case Of The Indian Hemp Drugs Commission, Daphna Hacker
Daphna Hacker
No abstract provided.
La Libertad Como La Propiedad Personal De Hacer Lo Que Uno Quiere, Jorge Carlos Adame
La Libertad Como La Propiedad Personal De Hacer Lo Que Uno Quiere, Jorge Carlos Adame
Jorge Adame Goddard
No abstract provided.