Securing Constitutional Democracy - The Case of Autonomy (Hardcover)

Famously described by Louis Brandeis as "the most comprehensive of rights" and "the right most valued by civilized men," the right of privacy or autonomy is more embattled than any other right. Debate over its meaning, scope, and constitutional status is so widespread that it all but defines the post-1960s era of constitutional interpretation. Conservative Robert Bork called it "a loose canon in the law," while feminist Catharine MacKinnon attacked it as the "right of men 'to be let alone' to oppress women." Can a right with such prominent critics from across the political spectrum be grounded in constitutional law?In this timely book, James E. Fleming responds to these controversies by arguing that the right to privacy or autonomy should be grounded in a theory of securing constitutional democracy. His framework seeks to secure the basic liberties that are preconditions for deliberative democracy--to allow citizens to deliberate about the institutions and policies of their government--as well as deliberative autonomy--to enable citizens to deliberate about the conduct of their own lives. Together, Fleming shows, these two preconditions can afford everyone the status of free and equal citizenship in our morally pluralistic constitutional democracy. Offering an astute and carefully argued corrective to the debates over the right to privacy or autonomy, "Securing Constitutional Democracy" will be lauded by legal scholars for years to come.

General

Imprint:	University of Chicago Press
Country of origin:	United States
Release date:	October 2006
First published:	October 2006
Authors:	James E Fleming
Dimensions:	233 x 163 x 3mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Hardcover
Pages:	272
ISBN-13:	978-0-226-25343-5
Categories:	Books > Social sciences > Politics & government > General Books > Law > Laws of other jurisdictions & general law > Constitutional & administrative law > General
LSN:	0-226-25343-0
Barcode:	9780226253435

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