Freedom's Law

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Freedom's Law is a philosophical and legal work by Ronald Dworkin that defends a rights-based interpretation of the U.S. Constitution and argues for the centrality of moral principles in constitutional adjudication.

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instanceOf book ⓘ
legal theory work ⓘ
philosophical work ⓘ
arguesAgainst majoritarianism unconstrained by rights ⓘ
strict originalism ⓘ
arguesFor centrality of moral principles in constitutional adjudication ⓘ
rights-based interpretation of the U.S. Constitution ⓘ
role of courts in protecting individual rights ⓘ
author Ronald Dworkin ⓘ
countryOfFocus United States of America ⓘ
focusesOn Bill of Rights ⓘ
Fourteenth Amendment ⓘ
U.S. Supreme Court jurisprudence ⓘ
genre constitutional theory ⓘ
legal philosophy ⓘ
non-fiction ⓘ
hasPerspective interpretivism about law ⓘ
hasTheme judicial responsibility in constitutional cases ⓘ
limits of majority rule ⓘ
moral reading of the Constitution ⓘ
protection of individual rights in a democracy ⓘ
influencedBy constitutional case law of the United States ⓘ
liberal political theory ⓘ
language English ⓘ
mainSubject abortion ⓘ
constitutional interpretation ⓘ
constitutional law ⓘ
equality ⓘ
freedom of speech ⓘ
judicial review ⓘ
legal philosophy ⓘ
moral principles in law ⓘ
political philosophy ⓘ
rights theory ⓘ
philosophicalPosition integration of law and morality ⓘ
rights as trumps over collective goals ⓘ
relatedWorkByAuthor A Matter of Principle ⓘ
Law's Empire ⓘ
Taking Rights Seriously ⓘ
targetAudience judges ⓘ
law students ⓘ
legal scholars ⓘ
philosophers ⓘ
theoreticalOrientation liberal egalitarianism ⓘ
rights-based constitutionalism ⓘ

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