Constitutional Illusions & Anchoring Truths: The Touchstone of Natural Law
Hadley Arkes has given us a work of brilliance in regards to both argument and style. Few constitutional theorists can be placed in the same class as Arkes. This work demonstrates why Arkes, among that guild, remains unsurpassed. Those working in constitutional theory cannot preserve their intellect...
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| Format: | Electronic Review |
| Language: | English |
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Oxford University Press
2011
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A journal of church and state
Year: 2011, Volume: 53, Issue: 3, Pages: 478-480 |
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| Summary: | Hadley Arkes has given us a work of brilliance in regards to both argument and style. Few constitutional theorists can be placed in the same class as Arkes. This work demonstrates why Arkes, among that guild, remains unsurpassed. Those working in constitutional theory cannot preserve their intellectual integrity while ignoring his arguments., In this book, Arkes finds the natural law in unexpected places. Take, for instance, his illuminating discussion of the U.S. Constitution's ban upon ex post facto laws. An ex post facto law is an “after-the-fact law”—a law that takes into account actions already performed. Yet some “after-the-fact” laws have been upheld by the Supreme Court. |
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| ISSN: | 2040-4867 |
| Contains: | Enthalten in: A journal of church and state
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.1093/jcs/csr080 |