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A Comparative Constitutional Law Canon, Donald P. Kommers, John E. Finn
A Comparative Constitutional Law Canon, Donald P. Kommers, John E. Finn
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The article discusses what types of legal cases constitute a “canon” on American constitutional theory and comparative constitutional law, examples of case law that illustrate important developments in the two subjects. It describes the process taken by the article's authors to select a small sampling of 90 “canon” cases for their course book on American constitutional law, which is designed for the academic community and for undergraduate students enrolled in a traditional liberal arts curriculum.