Constitutional Fate

With the interest in theories of popular constitutionalism currentlydriving a vigorous debate, the interpretation of the American Constitution hastaken center stage on the intellectual, moral, and political agenda of theUnited States. In this revised edition of Constitutional Fate, including a newintroduction by the author, Philip Bobbitt studies the basis for legitimacy ofjudicial review by examining six types of constitutional argument--historical,textual, structural, prudential doctrinal, and ethical--through the unusualmethod of contrasting sketches of prominent legal figures responding to theconstitutional crises of their day. Bobbitt posits characteristic types ofconstitutional argument by which judicial review is carried out.Bobbitt, Philip is the author of 'Constitutional Fate ', published 2007 under ISBN 9780195189575 and ISBN 0195189574.