Book description
Constitutional scholar George Anastaplo believes that many judges and
lawyers draw upon a skimpy, if not simply unreliable, knowledge of
history. He proposes that in order to write reliable opinions, these
men and women must have a deeper understanding of the enduring
principles upon which the law naturally tends to draw. In the study of
constitutional law, Anastaplo argues that it is more important to
weigh what the Supreme Court has said and how that is said -- what
considerations it weighed and how -- than it is to know what it is
recorded that the Court "decided." In Reflections on
Constitutional Law, Anastaplo makes the case for a renewed focus on a
now often-overlooked aspect of the study of law. He emphasizes the
continuing significance and importance of the Constitution by
thoroughly examining the most important influences on the American
constitutional system, including the Magna Carta and the Declaration
of Independence.
""A well-reasoned commentary that is devoid of partisan
and ideological bias and complemented by a mastery of philosophy, law,
and history."" -- Joseph R. Fornieri, author of Abraham
Lincoln's Political Faith
