Estates and Constitution

Estates and Constitution
Author :
Publisher : Berghahn Books
Total Pages : 362
Release :
ISBN-10 : 9781789208801
ISBN-13 : 1789208807
Rating : 4/5 (01 Downloads)

Synopsis Estates and Constitution by : István M. Szijártó

Across eighteenth-century Europe, political power resided overwhelmingly with absolute monarchs, with notable exceptions including the much-studied British Parliament as well as the frequently overlooked Hungarian Diet, which placed serious constraints on royal power and broadened opportunities for political participation. Estates and Constitution provides a rich account of Hungarian politics during this period, restoring the Diet to its rightful place as one of the era’s major innovations in government. István M. Szijártó traces the religious, economic, and partisan forces that shaped the Diet, putting its historical significance in international perspective.

The Fourth Estate and the Constitution

The Fourth Estate and the Constitution
Author :
Publisher : Univ of California Press
Total Pages : 376
Release :
ISBN-10 : 0520913167
ISBN-13 : 9780520913165
Rating : 4/5 (67 Downloads)

Synopsis The Fourth Estate and the Constitution by : Lucas A. Powe

In 1964 the Supreme Court handed down a landmark decision in New York Times v. Sullivan guaranteeing constitutional protection for caustic criticism of public officials, thus forging the modern law of freedom of the press. Since then, the Court has decided case after case affecting the rights and restrictions of the press, yet little has ben written about these developments as they pertain to the Fourth Estate. Lucas Powe's essential book now fills this gap. Lucas A. Powe, Jr., a legal scholar specializing in media and the law, goes back to the framing of the First Amendment and chronicles the two main traditions of interpreting freedom of the press to illuminate the issues that today ignite controversy: How can a balance be achieved among reputation, uninhibited discussion, and media power? Under what circumstance can the government seek to protect national security by enjoining the press rather than attempting the difficult task of convincing a jury that publication was a criminal offense? What rights can the press properly claim to protect confidential sources or to demand access to information otherwise barred to the public? And, as the media grow larger and larger, can the government attempt to limit their power by limiting their size? Writing for the concerned layperson and student of both journalism and jurisprudence, Powe synthesizes law, history, and theory to explain and justify full protection of the editorial choices of the press. The Fourth Estate and the Constitution not only captures the sweep of history of Supreme Court decisions on the press, but also provides a timely restatement of the traditional view of freedom of the press at a time when liberty is increasingly called into question.

Property and the Constitution

Property and the Constitution
Author :
Publisher : Hart Publishing
Total Pages : 297
Release :
ISBN-10 : 9781841130552
ISBN-13 : 1841130559
Rating : 4/5 (52 Downloads)

Synopsis Property and the Constitution by : Janet McLean

Papers from a July 1998 conference, written by public lawyers, property lawyers, and legal philosophers, examine public dimensions of private property. Contributors consider whether property is a human right, and look at its role in making responsible citizens, its relationship to freedom of speech, constitutional protections of private property, and attempts to redress historical wrongs by property settlements to indigenous people. The editor is former director of the New Zealand Institute of Public Law, and a lecturer at the University of Auckland, New Zealand. Distributed by ISBS. Annotation copyrighted by Book News, Inc., Portland, OR

Property Rights and the Constitution

Property Rights and the Constitution
Author :
Publisher : State University of New York Press
Total Pages : 406
Release :
ISBN-10 : 9781438400006
ISBN-13 : 1438400004
Rating : 4/5 (06 Downloads)

Synopsis Property Rights and the Constitution by : Dennis J. Coyle

Controversies over public regulation of private land have dominated political agendas in recent years, especially at the local level. Land use and environmental regulation have reached unprecedented levels, and federal and state courts have garnered recent headlines by striking down regulations. Rights and regulations are on a collision course, and how they are reconciled will have a major impact on individuals, governments, and communities in the decades ahead. This book is the first systematic attempt to assess key constitutional developments in the land use field during the last decade in state and federal supreme courts. It highlights important trends, including the growing role of state supreme courts, attacks on regulation as exclusionary, and the emergence of the takings clause of the Fifth Amendment as a potentially major limitation on governmental power.

Private Property and the Constitution

Private Property and the Constitution
Author :
Publisher : Springer
Total Pages : 230
Release :
ISBN-10 : 9781137376732
ISBN-13 : 1137376732
Rating : 4/5 (32 Downloads)

Synopsis Private Property and the Constitution by : James Huffman

This book details the relationship between private property and government. As private property is important to both individual welfare and the public interest, the book provides an intellectual framework for the analysis and resolution of contemporary property rights disputes.

From Vienna to Chicago and Back

From Vienna to Chicago and Back
Author :
Publisher : University of Chicago Press
Total Pages : 412
Release :
ISBN-10 : 9780226776385
ISBN-13 : 0226776387
Rating : 4/5 (85 Downloads)

Synopsis From Vienna to Chicago and Back by : Gerald Stourzh

Spanning both the history of the modern West and his own five-decade journey as a historian, Gerald Stourzh’s sweeping new essay collection covers the same breadth of topics that has characterized his career—from Benjamin Franklin to Gustav Mahler, from Alexis de Tocqueville to Charles Beard, from the notion of constitution in seventeenth-century England to the concept of neutrality in twentieth-century Austria. This storied career brought him in the 1950s from the University of Vienna to the University of Chicago—of which he draws a brilliant picture—and later took him to Berlin and eventually back to Austria. One of the few prominent scholars equally at home with U.S. history and the history of central Europe, Stourzh has informed these geographically diverse experiences and subjects with the overarching themes of his scholarly achievement: the comparative study of liberal constitutionalism and the struggle for equal rights at the core of Western notions of free government. Composed between 1953 and 2005 and including a new autobiographical essay written especially for this volume, From Vienna to Chicago and Back will delight Stourzh fans, attract new admirers, and make an important contribution to transatlantic history.

Property Law For Dummies

Property Law For Dummies
Author :
Publisher : John Wiley & Sons
Total Pages : 384
Release :
ISBN-10 : 9781118503225
ISBN-13 : 1118503228
Rating : 4/5 (25 Downloads)

Synopsis Property Law For Dummies by : Alan R. Romero

The easy way to make sense of property law Understanding property law is vital for all aspiring lawyers and legal professionals, and property courses are foundational classes within all law schools. Property Law For Dummies tracks to a typical property law course and introduces you to property law and theory, exploring different types of property interests—particularly "real property." In approachable For Dummies fashion, this book gives you a better understanding of the important property law concepts and aids in the reading and analysis of cases, statutes, and regulations. Tracks to a typical property law course Plain-English explanations make it easier to grasp property law concepts Serves as excellent supplemental reading for anyone preparing for their state's Bar Exam The information in Property Law For Dummies benefits students enrolled in a property law course as well as non-students, landlords, small business owners, and government officials, who want to know more about the ins and outs property law.

1789: The French Revolution Begins

1789: The French Revolution Begins
Author :
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Total Pages : 299
Release :
ISBN-10 : 9781108492447
ISBN-13 : 1108492444
Rating : 4/5 (47 Downloads)

Synopsis 1789: The French Revolution Begins by : Robert H. Blackman

The first comprehensive study of the complex events and debates through which the 1789 French National Assembly became a sovereign body.

The Constitution

The Constitution
Author :
Publisher :
Total Pages : 166
Release :
ISBN-10 : OXFORD:590255627
ISBN-13 :
Rating : 4/5 (27 Downloads)

Synopsis The Constitution by :