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The law's conscience : equitable constitutionalism in America

Title
The law's conscience : equitable constitutionalism in America / Peter Charles Hoffer.
Author
Hoffer, Peter Charles, 1944-
Publication
Chapel Hill : University of North Carolina Press, ©1990.

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Description
xiv, 301 pages; 24 cm
Summary
Annotation
Series Statement
The Thornton H. Brooks series in American law and society
Uniform Title
Thornton H. Brooks series in American law and society.
Subject
  • Equity > United States > History
  • Constitutional history > United States
  • Constitutional history
  • Equity
  • Billigkeit
  • Geschichte
  • Verfassungsrecht
  • Rechtvaardigheid
  • Staatsrecht
  • Common law
  • Constitutional law
  • United States
  • USA
Genre/Form
History.
Bibliography (note)
  • Includes bibliographical references (p. [215]-292) and index.
Contents
Prologue: brown v. Board of education -- 1. What is equality? -- Part One: truteeship -- 2. The trust and ends of government -- 3. Their trustees and servants -- Part Two: Equality -- 4. In law and equity -- 5. Equal protection -- Part Three: Reality -- 6. Balance of equity -- 7. Brown II and its progeny -- Epilogue: Balance of equity and affirmative action -- Conclusion.
ISBN
  • 0807819190
  • 9780807819197
  • 080784294X
  • 9780807842942
LCCN
90050016
OCLC
  • ocm21303805
  • 21303805
  • SCSB-1906789
Owning Institutions
Princeton University Library