ISBN | 9781107618978 |
Call Number | KF4550 .V47 2014 |
Author | Vermeule, Adrian, 1968- (2) |
Title | The constitution of risk / Adrian Vermeule, Harvard Law School. |
Edition | 1st ed. |
Imprint | New York : Cambridge University Press, 2014. |
Physical | v, 200 p. ; 23 cm. |
Bibliography | Includes bibliographical references (pages 193-194) and index. |
Content | Introduction -- Part I. Theory :1. Precautionary Constitutionalism -- 2. Optimizing Constitutionalism : The Mature Position -- Part II. Applications : 3. The Framers’ Self-Defeating Precautions -- 4. The Risks of Impartiality : On Judging in One’s Own Cause -- 5. The Risks of Deliberation : Second Opinions -- 6. The Risks of Expertise : Political Administration and Expert Groupthink -- Conclusion : Constitutional Rulemaking Without a Style. |
Subject | Constitutional law -- United States. (24) |
| Risk management -- Political aspects -- United States. |
Holding | LIC |