Historicism, Originalism and the Constitution

The Use and Abuse of the Past in American Jurisprudence

Patrick J. Charles (Autor)

Buch | Softcover

272 Seiten

2014
McFarland & Co Inc (Verlag)
978-0-7864-7931-3 (ISBN)

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The use of history in law is a time honored tradition. Over the years the practice has assumed many forms, including historicism, intentionalism, interpretivist history, law office history, historical narrative, originalism, etc. This book picks up where past commentators have left off. The different historically based approaches to adjudicating constitutional questions are weighed and considered, particularly originalism, and asserts that history in law is legitimate only if it leads to accurate results. The book then purposes an approach to accomplish the objectives of historical accuracy and objectivity, and therefore legitimacy.

Patrick J. Charles is an historian for Air Force Special Operations Command and the author of many articles and books on the Constitution, legal history, and standards of review. His writings have been cited by numerous federal circuit courts, and by the Supreme Court in McDonald v. City of Chicago. He lives in Silver Spring, Maryland.

Table of Contents

Acknowledgments ix

Preface 1

1. History in Law’s Dilemma: A Dialogue on History’s Role in Constitutional Interpretation 5

2. Historical Consciousness and the Law Considered 29

3. The Complexities of Constitutional Interpretation in the Late Eighteenth Century Considered 50

4. Historical Guideposts and Constitutional Interpretation 83

5. Historical Guideposts, the Second Amendment and Firearms Outside the Home 122

6. Historical Guideposts, the Fourteenth Amendment and Citizenship by Birth 148

Epilogue 185

Notes 191

Bibliography 233

Index 255

Erscheint lt. Verlag	2.5.2014
Zusatzinfo	notes, bibliography, index
Verlagsort	Jefferson, NC
Sprache	englisch
Maße	152 x 229 mm
Gewicht	367 g
Themenwelt	Geisteswissenschaften ► Geschichte ► Regional- / Ländergeschichte
	Geschichte ► Teilgebiete der Geschichte ► Militärgeschichte
	Recht / Steuern ► EU / Internationales Recht
	Recht / Steuern ► Öffentliches Recht
	Recht / Steuern ► Rechtsgeschichte
ISBN-10	0-7864-7931-0 / 0786479310
ISBN-13	978-0-7864-7931-3 / 9780786479313
Zustand	Neuware