Saving the Constitution from Lawyers

by Robert J. Spitzer

Book Overview

This book is a sweeping indictment of the legal profession in the realm of constitutional interpretation. The adversarial, advocacy-based American legal system is well suited to American justice, in which one-sided arguments collide to produce a just outcome. But when applied to constitutional theorizing, the result is selective analysis, overheated rhetoric, distorted facts, and overstated conclusions. Such wayward theorizing finds its way into print...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0521721725
• ISBN13: 9780521721721
• Release Date: June 2008
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Length: 206 Pages
• Weight: 0.90 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 6.0" x 8.9"