Matches in Harvard for { <http://id.lib.harvard.edu/aleph/002558416/catalog> ?p ?o. }
Showing items 1 to 28 of
28
with 100 items per page.
- catalog abstract "The United States Supreme Court is on the verge of overturning Roe v. Wade. When it does, that decision may be as important as the Dred Scott decision a century and a half ago. During the confirmation hearings for Clarence Thomas the focus was on the constitutional right to privacy and abortion. No legal concept has been more controversial and has had such a significant impact on the lives of millions of Americans. This book provides an understandable overview of the. Supreme Court decisions concerned with privacy issues such as sex, drugs, abortion, and the right to die. The legal evolution of the constitutional right to privacy is explored with every significant Supreme Court decision explained along the way. This book begins with an overview of the legal history that has led to the development of a constitutional right to privacy. The relationship between morality and law, from the Hittites to the Puritans, is presented, as is the. Impact of the ideas of philosophers such as Locke, Montesquieu, Rousseau, and Mill, along with an overview of the concepts of Natural Law and Natural Rights. The development of the right to privacy in American Common law is presented, and the important Supreme Court decisions on privacy from Griswold to Roe v. Wade are discussed in detail.".
- catalog contributor b3708055.
- catalog contributor b3708056.
- catalog created "1992.".
- catalog date "1992".
- catalog date "1992.".
- catalog dateCopyrighted "1992.".
- catalog description "1. Introduction -- pt. I. The Foundations of Constitutional Privacy. 2. The Historical Foundation: From Hittites to Puritans. 3. The Philosophical Foundation: From Natural Law to Natural Rights. 4. The Constitutional Foundation: From Natural Rights to Substantive Due Process. 5. The Common Law Foundation: Creating the Right to Privacy -- pt. II. Constitutional Privacy. 6. Creating Constitutional Privacy. 7. Sex and Marriage. 8. Life and Death. 9. Mind and Body -- pt. III. Beyond Constitutional Privacy. 10. Who Owns History? 11. State Constitutional Privacy. 12. Conclusion.".
- catalog description "Impact of the ideas of philosophers such as Locke, Montesquieu, Rousseau, and Mill, along with an overview of the concepts of Natural Law and Natural Rights. The development of the right to privacy in American Common law is presented, and the important Supreme Court decisions on privacy from Griswold to Roe v. Wade are discussed in detail.".
- catalog description "Includes bibliographical references and index.".
- catalog description "Supreme Court decisions concerned with privacy issues such as sex, drugs, abortion, and the right to die. The legal evolution of the constitutional right to privacy is explored with every significant Supreme Court decision explained along the way. This book begins with an overview of the legal history that has led to the development of a constitutional right to privacy. The relationship between morality and law, from the Hittites to the Puritans, is presented, as is the.".
- catalog description "The United States Supreme Court is on the verge of overturning Roe v. Wade. When it does, that decision may be as important as the Dred Scott decision a century and a half ago. During the confirmation hearings for Clarence Thomas the focus was on the constitutional right to privacy and abortion. No legal concept has been more controversial and has had such a significant impact on the lives of millions of Americans. This book provides an understandable overview of the.".
- catalog extent "viii, 206 p. ;".
- catalog hasFormat "Privacy as a constitutional right.".
- catalog identifier "0899306381 (alk paper)".
- catalog isFormatOf "Privacy as a constitutional right.".
- catalog issued "1992".
- catalog issued "1992.".
- catalog language "eng".
- catalog publisher "New York : Quorum Books,".
- catalog relation "Privacy as a constitutional right.".
- catalog spatial "United States.".
- catalog subject "342.73/0858 347.302858 20".
- catalog subject "KF1262 .M45 1992".
- catalog subject "Privacy, Right of United States.".
- catalog tableOfContents "1. Introduction -- pt. I. The Foundations of Constitutional Privacy. 2. The Historical Foundation: From Hittites to Puritans. 3. The Philosophical Foundation: From Natural Law to Natural Rights. 4. The Constitutional Foundation: From Natural Rights to Substantive Due Process. 5. The Common Law Foundation: Creating the Right to Privacy -- pt. II. Constitutional Privacy. 6. Creating Constitutional Privacy. 7. Sex and Marriage. 8. Life and Death. 9. Mind and Body -- pt. III. Beyond Constitutional Privacy. 10. Who Owns History? 11. State Constitutional Privacy. 12. Conclusion.".
- catalog title "Privacy as a constitutional right : sex, drugs, and the right to life / Darien A. McWhirter and Jon D. Bible.".
- catalog type "text".