Origins of the Fifth Amendment: The Right Against Self-Incrimination

Levy, Leonard

ISBN 10: 0029195802 / ISBN 13: 9780029195802

Published by PEARSON PTR @, 1986

About this Item

A well-loved companion. Corners and cover might show a little wear, and you could find some notes or highlights. The dust jacket might be MIA, it might have been a library book and extras aren't guaranteedâ but the story's all there!

Seller Inventory # PKV.0029195802.G

Bibliographic Details

• Title: Origins of the Fifth Amendment: The Right Against Self-Incrimination
• Publisher: PEARSON PTR @
• Publication Date: 1986
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0029195802
• ISBN 13: 9780029195802
• Binding: Soft cover
• Condition: good

About this title

Synopsis

Winner of the Pulitzer Prize in history and a landmark in the study of constitutional origins, Leonard Levy's now-classic study appears in a new paperback edition. Origins of the Fifth Amendment probes the intentions of the framers of the Fifth Amendment and emphasizes their belief that in a society based upon respect for the individual, it is more important that the accused not unwillingly contribute to his conviction than that the guilty be punished.

About the Author

Leonard W. Levy is formerly Earl Warren Professor of Constitutional History at Brandeis University and Andrew W. Mellon All-Claremont Professor of Humanities and History at the Claremont Graduate School. His other writings, many of which have also won awards, include The Palladium of Justice, Blasphemy, The Establishment Clause, Freedom of the Press from Zenger to Jefferson, Original Intent and the Framers' Constitution, and Jefferson and Civil Liberties. He lives in Ashland, Oregon.