A Living Truth

2017 ◽  
Author(s):  
Robert A. Burt
Keyword(s):  
Supreme Court ◽  
Social Role ◽  
Constitutional Interpretation ◽  
Social Agent ◽  
Original Language ◽  
The Concept Of Law ◽  
The U.S ◽  
Concept Of Law

This chapter discusses the concept of law and the legal and social role of the courts—especially the U.S. Supreme Court—as a moral and social agent for change, particularly in protecting the minority or the disadvantaged in society as opposed to favoring the strong or majority. This raises questions about who is the majority or minority or the stronger or the weaker, and who decides the answers to these questions. The chapter shows how restricting constitutional interpretation to the specific meanings of the original language is too narrow and, given the majestic generalities of that language, even conflicts with the original authors' intentions. But then again, freeing judges from objectively determinative standards excessively opens them to confusing personal preferences with enduring constitutional values.

The Role of Emotional Language in Briefs Before the U.S. Supreme Court

2015 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ryan C. Black ◽  
Matthew E.K. Hall ◽  
Ryan J. Owens ◽  
Eve Ringsmuth
Keyword(s):  
Supreme Court ◽  
Emotional Language ◽  
The U.S

The Combat Exclusion and the Role of Women in the Military

Hypatia ◽  
1995 ◽  
Vol 10 (1) ◽  
pp. 56-73 ◽  
Author(s):  
Judith Wagner Decew
Keyword(s):  
Supreme Court ◽  
Women In The Military ◽  
History Of ◽  
Role Of Women ◽  
The Military ◽  
The U.S

I first discuss reasons for feminists to attend to the role of women in the military, despite past emphasis on antimilitarism. I then focus on the exclusion of women from combat duty, reviewing its sanction by the U.S. Supreme Court and the history of its adoption. I present arguments favoring the exclusion, defending strong replies to each, and demonstrate that reasoning from related cases and feminist analyses of equality explain why exclusion remains entrenched.

scholarly journals The Concept of Law and Models in Chemistry

2014 ◽  
Vol 22 (S1) ◽  
pp. S50-S86 ◽  
Author(s):  
Martin Quack
Keyword(s):  
High Resolution ◽  
Historical Development ◽  
High Resolution Spectroscopy ◽  
Molecular Models ◽  
Basic Concepts ◽  
The Concept Of Law ◽  
Atomic And Molecular Models ◽  
Concept Of Law

After a brief introduction to the basic concepts including some questions of language, the first part of this paper provides a brief survey of the historical development of laws and models in Chemistry, in particular atomic and molecular models. In the second part this paper deals with the fundamental role of the observation of symmetry violations in physics and chemistry in understanding the most ‘fundamental laws’ and current efforts towards such studies by means of high resolution spectroscopy of molecules. We conclude with a brief discussion of the implications for current unsolved problems in astrophysics and biology.

scholarly journals عروض مختصرة

2008 ◽  
Vol 14 (54) ◽  
pp. 246-233
Author(s):  
أسماء حسين ملكاوي
Keyword(s):  
Western Europe ◽  
Social Role ◽  
Human Values ◽  
General Interest ◽  
Hans Küng ◽  
Radical Islam ◽  
The Social ◽  
Role Of Religion ◽  
The U.S

المذاهب الإسلامية طريق إلى الوحدة، مُصطفى حُسيني طباطبائي، ترجمة: سعد رستم، دمشق: دار الأوائل، 2008م، 112 صفحة. الحوار القومي – الإسلامي، مجموعة من المؤلفين والباحثين بالتعاون مع المعهد السويدي بالإسكندرية، بيروت: مركز دراسات الوحدة العربية: 2008م، 713 صفحة. مسألة المنهج في الفكر الديني: وقفات وملاحظات، حيدر حب الله، بيروت: مؤسسة الانتشار العربي، 2007، 495 صفحة. مأزق الإمبراطورية الأمريكية، فنسان الغريّب، بيروت: مركز دراسات الوحدة العربية، 2008م، 401 صفحة. العقيدة والإنتاج المعرفي، صادق إنعام الخواجا، عمان: دار الشروق، 2008م، 453صفحة. هرطقات 2: عن العلمانية كإشكالية إسلامية – إسلامية، جورج طرابيشي، دمشق: دار الساقي للطباعة والنشر، 2008م، 248 صفحة. الدين والسياسة: تأصيل وردُّ شبهات، يوسف القرضاوي، القاهرة: دار الشروق، الطبعة الأولى، 2007م، 245 صفحة. التّكافُل الاجتماعي في الإسلام: رُؤية مُعاصرة، أسامة عبد المجيد العاني، دمشق: دار السلام، 2008م، 127 صفحة. مُستقبَل التّعليم العربي بين الكارثة والأمل، محسن خضر، القاهرة: الدار المصرية اللبنانية، الطبعة الأولى، 2008، 248 صفحة. العالم الإسلامي: عوامل النّهضة وآفاق البِناء، مجموعة من الباحثين، لندن: مجلة البيان، الطبعة الأولى، 2007، 525 صفحة.  السُّنة النبوية وعلومها: بين أهل السُّنة والشيعة الإمامية (مدخل ومقارنات)، الدكتور عدنان محمد زرزور، عمان: دار الأعلام، الطبعة الأولى، 2008م، 576 صفحة. Le coran décrypté: Figures bibliques en Arabie, Jacqueline Chabbi, Paris- Fayard, 2008, 418 pages. La question religieuse au XXIe siècle: Géopolitique et crise de la postmodernité, Georges Corm, Paris- Editions La Découverte (15 septembre 2005), 205 pages. Islam: Past, Present and Future: Hans Kung, Oneworld Publications (November 25, 2008), 800 pages. Stealth Jihad: How Radical Islam is Subverting America without Guns or Bombs, Robert Spencer, Regnery Publishing (November 18, 2008), 256 pages. Teaching: Professionalisation, Development and Leadership, David Johnson, Rupert Maclean (Editors), Springer; 1 edition, 2008, 318 pages. Human Values in a Changing World: A Dialogue on the Social Role of Religion (Echoes and Reflections), Bryan Wilson, Daisaku Ikeda, B. Tauris, 2008, 384 pages. The War on Islam: Enver Masud, India Research Press; 4th edition, 2008, 308 pages. Culturally Incorrect: How Clashing Worldviews Affect Your Future, Rod Parsley, Thomas Nelson, 2008, 224 pages. States without Citizens: Understanding the Islamic Crisis, John W. Jandora, Praeger Security International General Interest (June 30, 2008), 128 pages. Producing Islamic Knowledge: Transmission and Dissemination in Western Europe, Stefano Allievi, Martin Van Bruinessen, Taylor & Francis, Inc., 2008, 240 pages. Islamic Perspective on Charity: A Comprehensive Guide for Running a Muslim Nonprofit in the U.S., Khalil Jassemm, Author House (5 Oct. 2006), 540 pages. Your Child's Strengths: Discover Them, Develop Them, Use Them, Jenifer Fox, Viking Adult, 2008, 368 pages ... للحصول على كامل المقالة مجانا يرجى النّقر على ملف ال PDF  في اعلى يمين الصفحة.  

Which Kind of Discretion in Constitutional Adjudication? A Discussion of Mher Arshakyan's The Impact of Legal Systems on Constitutional Interpretation: A Comparative Analysis: The U.S. Supreme Court and the German Federal Constitutional Court

2013 ◽  
Vol 14 (8) ◽  
pp. 1337-1344
Author(s):  
Federico José Arena
Keyword(s):  
Comparative Analysis ◽  
Supreme Court ◽  
Constitutional Court ◽  
Constitutional Interpretation ◽  
Legal Systems ◽  
Federal Constitutional ◽  
The Impact ◽  
German Federal Constitutional Court ◽  
German Federal Constitutional ◽  
The U.S

In his paper The Impact of Legal Systems on Constitutional Interpretation: A Comparative Analysis: The U.S. Supreme Court and the German Federal Constitutional Court, Arshakyan carries out an interesting and detailed comparison between American and German constitutional courts by individualizing the properties shared by both courts and identifying the differences.

Toward a Constructive Constitutional History

2021 ◽  
pp. 223-236
Author(s):  
James E. Pfander
Keyword(s):  
Supreme Court ◽  
Federal Court ◽  
Synthetic Approach ◽  
Constitutional Interpretation ◽  
Constitutional History ◽  
Constructive Approach ◽  
Nineteenth And Twentieth Centuries ◽  
The Right ◽  
Constitutional Adjudication ◽  
The U.S

This chapter explores the lessons for the theory of constitutional adjudication that emerge from this book’s account of the meaning of cases and controversies in Article III. Proposing a constructive or synthetic approach to constitutional interpretation, the chapter urges the U.S. Supreme Court to substitute a litigable interest standard for the modern case-or-controversy rule. Such an approach would enable the Court to uphold the right of individuals to pursue uncontested claims as authorized by Congress and to continue to insist on adversary presentations in the disputes that parties present to federal court for resolution. The constructive approach advocated here differs from the position sometimes advanced by originalists in that it seeks to accommodate the lessons of the eighteenth, nineteenth, and twentieth centuries in formulating a measure of the limits of judicial power.

Defense Attorneys and Plea Bargains

2019 ◽  
pp. 37-55 ◽  
Author(s):  
Kelsey S. Henderson
Keyword(s):  
Decision Making ◽  
Supreme Court ◽  
Plea Bargaining ◽  
Psychological Processes ◽  
Defense Attorneys ◽  
Adversarial System ◽  
Federal Standard ◽  
Extralegal Factors ◽  
The U.S

In the landmark Gideon v. Wainwright decision (1963), the U.S. Supreme Court established the federal standard of appointed counsel for indigent defendants as fundamental to fairness. This right has been upheld throughout the years and is central to our adversarial system. The attorney’s responsibility is to zealously serve as the accused’s strongest counselor and advocate. In the context of plea bargaining, the attorney can assist the defendant in making a voluntary, knowing, and intelligent plea decision. The attorney may act as a “debiaser,” counteracting irrationality on the defendant’s part. However, research suggests structural influences and psychological processes may impede the role of the attorney. This chapter explores how legal and extralegal factors affect attorneys’ plea decision-making, which ultimately influence defendants’ decisions to waive or invoke their right to trial.

Theory Characteristics of the Features of Law that Express its Positive Essence

2020 ◽  
Vol 9 (3) ◽  
pp. 921
Author(s):  
Andriy I. LUTSKYI ◽  
Myroslav I. LUTSKYI ◽  
Roman P. LUTSKYI
Keyword(s):  
Internal Structure ◽  
Legal Consciousness ◽  
Key Factors ◽  
Scientific Thought ◽  
Content Structure ◽  
Positive Law ◽  
The Concept Of Law ◽  
Correct Understanding ◽  
Concept Of Law

Nowadays, scientific thought pays little attention to coverage of the essence of such features of law as systematicity and universality. They are the ones that cover the internal structure of appointment and the role of such a category as ‘positive law’. The essential features of positive law reflect the central formula of this category, which reflects the quintessence of the concept of ‘law’. The term ‘positive law’ means a rule of conduct that is accepted and sanctioned by the state and is universally binding. The purpose of the paper is to determine the essence and features of positive law based on a correct understanding of the features that describe this phenomenon, as well as are key factors in legal consciousness. The essential features of positive law presented in the paper reflect the central formula of this category, which reflects the quintessence of the concept of ‘law’; this formula can be supplemented and modified, but it cannot be left out without compromising the full coverage of the content, structure, and mechanism of law.

Justice and Empathy

2017 ◽  
Author(s):  
Robert A. Burt
Keyword(s):  
Civil Rights ◽  
Supreme Court ◽  
Legal Protection ◽  
Individual Liberty ◽  
Economic Equality ◽  
Civil Rights Act ◽  
The Supreme Court ◽  
American Society ◽  
The U.S

The Supreme Court long considered its highest mission to be the protection of individual liberty from intrusion by government, but the court shifted its focus to social and economic equality. This book explores this shift and its implications, especially for the legal protection of the vulnerable. Crucial to the author's perspective is an unconventional view of the role of judges—not simply to decide disputes, but to promote a respectful dialogue leading to a genuine understanding between parties. The U.S. Constitution, through its interpretation by the U.S. Supreme Court, deals with the protection of vulnerable people in American society. It focuses on the judge not as the sole determiner of equality or protection but as a leader who, through careful observation and guidance, promotes an interactive process among the parties in order to settle the matter in an empathic, mutually respectful way. The book points out that judges are not the only actors through whom democratic values founded on empathic mutual respect and accountability can be promoted. At the center of this study is the Civil Rights Act of 1968.

scholarly journals The Framers' Muse on Republicanism, the Supreme Court,and Pragmatic Constitutional Interpretivism

1991 ◽  
Vol 53 (2) ◽  
pp. 251-288 ◽  
Author(s):  
David M. O'Brien
Keyword(s):  
Conceptual Change ◽  
Supreme Court ◽  
The Political ◽  
Constitutional Interpretation ◽  
The Supreme Court ◽  
Novel Theory ◽  
Republican Government ◽  
Republican Liberty ◽  
Republican Theory

The so-called Madisonian dilemma has dominated recent debates over the role of the Supreme Court and suggested a “majoritarian paradigm” for constitutional interpretation. But a reexamination of James Madison's unique contributions to republican theory indicates that the “Madisonian dilemma” is in many ways misleading and unfaithful to his political vision. Madison, argues the author in Section I, worked a conceptual change in republican theory. Madison did so because he was convinced that republican liberty (and government) was primarily threatened by popular majorities and legislative majoritarianism in Congress and the states. For that reason, Madison advanced his well-known “naturalist” argument for republicanism and, on that basis, argued for buttressing the political architecture of republican government with “auxiliary precautions” for securing republican liberty. From Madison's reconstruction of republicanism, Section II moves to his conversion to the project of amending the Constitution with a declaration of rights and the basis he laid for the Supreme Court's role in defending republican government and liberty. Finally, Section III takes up Madison's view of the role of the Supreme Court and his articulation of a novel theory of pragmatic constitutional interpretivism.

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