The Law of Freedom: A Moral Interpretation of the U.S. Constitution

Author: Ronald Dworkin
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Publish Date: 2001-09-01
Features: Ronald Dworkin is one of the most influential legal scholars in the United States over the past three decades. This book, Law's Empire, discusses nearly all constitutional controversies in the United States over the past two decades, such as abortion rights, affirmative action, obscene materials, racial conflicts, homosexuality, euthanasia, and freedom of speech. Some chapters also involve rulings of the U.S. Supreme Court. The author is a highly authoritative figure in the contemporary world of legal studies. In the book, he introduces political morality into the core of the constitution through moral interpretation of the constitution. Moral interpretation undoubtedly plays a significant role in the life of the U.S. Constitution and has also shaped all of the great constitutional rulings of the U.S. Supreme Court. These rulings cover almost all major constitutional controversies in the United States over the past two decades, such as abortion rights, affirmative action, obscene literature, homosexuality, euthanasia, and freedom of speech. The author's sharp insight, logical thinking, and well-organized explanations on each issue provide us with methods and perspectives for legal interpretation.