Universal rights and the constitution

In: SUNY series in American constitutionalism

In: SUNY Series in American Constitutionalism Ser.

Abstract

Intro -- Contents -- Acknowledgments -- 1 Introduction -- Natural law and universal arguments -- Rights interpretation and universality: An overview -- 2 Universal arguments in american constitutionalism -- Universal arguments in political discourse -- Roots of universal arguments in american constitutionalism -- Universal arguments and the judiciary -- 3 Universal arguments in constitutional law -- Universal arguments and economic due process -- Confusion in the use of universal arguments -- Foreign law in constitutional interpretation -- The eighth amendment and the debate over universal arguments -- How the court's jurisprudence undermines rights -- 4 Universal arguments in constitutional theory -- Fixed exclusivism -- Evolutionary exclusivism -- Constitutional aspirationalism -- Universalistic theories of interpretation -- Framers' natural law -- 5 A role for universal arguments -- The Persistent puzzle -- Primary reliance on particular arguments -- The limited role of universal arguments -- Addressing objections -- 6 Conclusion: universal rights discourse -- A place for universal rights discourse -- Conclusion -- Notes -- References -- Index.