The Law's Conscience: Equitable Constitutionalism in America

by Peter Charles Hoffer

Book Overview

The Law's Conscience is a history of equity in Anglo-American juris-prudence from the inception of the chancellor's court in medieval England to the recent civil rights and affirmative action decisions of the United States Supreme Court. Peter Hoffer argues that equity embodies a way of looking at law, including constitutions, based on ideas of mutual fairness, public trusteeship, and equal protection. His central theme is the tension between...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 080784294X
• ISBN13: 9780807842942
• Release Date: November 1990
• Publisher: University of North Carolina Press
• Length: 316 Pages
• Weight: 1.15 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 6.1" x 9.3"