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Social Contract Theory in American Jurisprudence: Too Much Liberty and Too Much Authority

Social Contract Theory in American Jurisprudence: Too Much Liberty and Too Much Authority

Hardcover

Series: Routledge Research in American Politics and Governance, Book 8

General Political ScienceUnited States Politics

ISBN10: 0415824346
ISBN13: 9780415824347
Publisher: Routledge
Published: May 9 2013
Pages: 126
Weight: 0.70
Height: 0.60 Width: 6.20 Depth: 9.20
Language: English

Social Contract Theory in American Jurisprudence seeks to reintroduce the lessons of modern political philosophy to offer a solution for this variable application of legal principle and to lay the groundwork for a jurisprudence consistent in both theory and practice. Using two specific court cases to exemplify his argument, Pope explores our constitution's roots in social contract theory, looking particularly to the ideas of Thomas Hobbes for a jurisprudence that is consistent with the language and tradition of the Constitution, and that is also more effectually viable than existing alternatives.

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