Social Contract Theory in American Jurisprudence: Too Much Liberty and Too Much Authority

by Thomas R. Pope

Book Overview

Despite decades of attempts and the best intentions of its members, the United States Supreme Court has failed to develop a coherent jurisprudence regarding the state's proper relationship to the individual. Without some objective standard upon which to ground jurisprudence, decisions have moved along a spectrum between freedom and authority and back again, affecting issues as diverse as individual contractual liberties and the right to privacy...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1138943045
• ISBN13: 9781138943049
• Release Date: July 2015
• Publisher: Routledge
• Length: 126 Pages
• Weight: 0.42 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.3" x 6.0" x 9.0"