Constitutional Fate: Theory of the Constitution

by Philip Bobbitt

Book Overview

Here, Philip Bobbitt studies the basis for the legitimacy of judicial review by examining six types of constitutional argument--historical, textual, structural, prudential doctrinal, and ethical--through the unusual method of contrasting sketches of prominent legal figures responding to the constitutional crises of their day.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0195034228
• ISBN13: 9780195034226
• Release Date: March 1984
• Publisher: Oxford University Press
• Length: 304 Pages
• Weight: 0.67 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 5.4" x 8.0"

Customer Reviews

on of the best books on judicial review

This is an excellent book for scholars interested in judicial review. Bobbitt breaks down the typology of constitutional interpretation into six categories. It is not written in a manner that is accessible for the casual reader, but if you are interested in how constitutional interpretation is approached from different philosophies - what separates a Justice Frankfurter from a Justice Black, or a Scalia from Stevens -- then I would highly reccomend this book.