Privacy and the American Constitution : New Rights Through Interpretation of ...

by William C. Heffernan

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Privacy and the American Constitution : New Rights Through Interpretation of an Old Text, Hardcover by Heffernan, William C., ISBN 331943134X, ISBN-13 9783319431345, Like New Used, Free shipping in the US This book explains a paradox in American constitutional law: how a right not discussed during the ratification debates at Philadelphia and not mentioned in the text has become a core component of modern freedom. Rather, privacy is a constitutional afterthought that has gained force through modern interpretations of an old text. Heffernan defends privacy rights against originalist objections to its inclusion in modern constitutional doctrine, analyzes the structure of privacy claims, and provides a blueprint for protecting privacy against government incursion. Th will appeal to a wide audience of students and researchers of criminal procedure, constitutional history, law-and-society, and sociology of law. Lawyers will find this book extremely valuable in addressing the statutory issues associated with modern privacy law. At last, a book about constitutional interpretation that speaks plain English and makes sense. It’s the best work I know on the subject, yet that subject is not the one it’s mostly about. Th mostly tells the story of the constitutional right to privacy and how it emerged from provisions that at the outset were not much about privacy at all. On that subject, th is definitive. It’s also fascinating, probing, engaging, insightful, and wonderfully presented. Priv

• Publisher: Springer International Publishing A&G
• Year: 2016
• Binding: Hardcover
• ISBN: 9783319431345
• Condition: Fine

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