Click on a thumbnail to go to Google Books.
|
Loading... Civil Liberties and the Bill of Rightsby John E. Finn
   None No current Talk conversations about this book.  MarcusBastos | Sep 27, 2018 |  no reviews | add a review
Belongs to SeriesThe Great Courses (8530) The Great Courses: History (8530) Belongs to Publisher SeriesThe Great Courses (8530)
Thirty-six lectures covering the institutional and interpretive foundations of the American constitutional order; the Bill of Rights; and the individual provisions of the Bill of Rights and the development of several other specific liberties. No library descriptions found. |
Current DiscussionsNonePopular covers
 Google Books — Loading...GenresMelvil Decimal System (DDC)323.0973Social sciences Political Science Civil and political rights Civil Rights Biography And History North America United StatesLC ClassificationRatingAverage: (4)
Is this you?Become a LibraryThing Author. |
|||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wikipedia in English
1
One cannot understand the meaning of civil liberties without knowing its historical background. American constitutional law developed in direct relation with the making of the United States. Professor Finn exposed this process and gave to the listener the reasons behind the particular way of formation of the civil liberties and the bill of rights. With that in mind one can grasp its meaning and appreciate its values for a democratic commonwealth. Its translation to others westerners democracies is a whole other story. (