Name: Constitutional Fictions
Brand: Oxford University Press USA
SKU: 9780195341270
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Author: David L Faigman
ISBN: 9780195341270

Constitutional Fictions A Unified Theory of Constitutional Facts

By David L Faigman

Oxford University Press USA September 2008

Specifications

ISBN-13: 9780195341270
Publisher: Oxford University Press USA
Publication: September 2008
Format: Hardback , 248 pages
Jurisdiction: U.S. ? Countri(es) for reference only

Details

David Faigman's Constitutional Fictions is the first book-length examination of the role of fact-finding in constitutional cases. Because the role of facts is central to the day-to-day realities of constitutional law, Faigman provides an extraordinarily important analysis of a subject that has been largely ignored by constitutional scholars. To show how contemporary facts play into constitutional analysis, Faigman examines some of the most controversial subjects of the late twentieth century, including physician-assisted suicide, abortion, sexual predators, free speech, and privacy.

The Constitutional is popularly thought of as a static document that embodies fundamental values and foundational principles of governance. However, the values and principles that the Constitution embodies must be applied to the circumstances and challenges of changing times. Constitutional Fictions explains how contemporary facts should be incorporated into constitutional decisions, thus allowing the Constitution to endure for the ages

About the Author

David L. Faigman is the John F. Digardi Distinguished Professor of Law at the University of California, Hastings College of the Law. He obtained his M.A. in Psychology and J.D. degrees from the University of Virginia. After completing law school, Professor Faigman clerked for Judge Thomas Reavley, in the United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit in Austin, Texas.