The Bill of Rights in Modern America: After 200 Years - Softcover

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0253207673 ISBN 13: 9780253207678

Publisher: Indiana University Press, 1993

Synopsis

This newly revised and expanded edition of The Bill of Rights in Modern America captures the contentious national debate about the nature and extent of our individual rights. Free speech, the separation of church and state, public safety and gun control, property rights, the rights of criminals and victims, the limits of law enforcement, the death penalty, affirmative action, the right to privacy, abortion, states' rights -- the Bill of Rights has been evoked as the legal basis for every one of these issues. Twelve distinguished legal scholars discuss the history of and the current debates on these and other important rights issues in a book that is certain to stimulate thoughtful discussion among all citizens.

About this title

From the Back Cover

The bicentennial of the Bill of Rights is an occasion for celebration. It is also an opportunity to review the role of the Bill of Rights in American life and constitutional order. The essays in this volume, informed by a historical perspective, focus on contemporary issues and explore the current understanding of the Bill of Rights.

Edition details

• Publisher: Indiana University Press
• Publication date: 1993
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0253207673
• ISBN 13: 9780253207678
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 256
• Editor: Bodenhamer David J, Ely James W