Constitutional fictions : a unified theory of constitutional facts /

Faigman, David L.

Constitutional fictions : a unified theory of constitutional facts / David L. Faigman. - New York : Oxford University Press, c2008. - xiii, 230 p. ; 25 cm.

Includes bibliographical references (p. [183]-215) and index.

Facts in constitutional cases -- Scientific realism in constitutional law -- A taxonomy of constitutional facts -- Defining the Constitution's frames of reference -- Proving constitutional facts : sources and burdens of proof for doctrinal, reviewable, and case-specific facts -- Judicial review of constitutional fact-finding : juries, judges, legislatures, and administrative agencies -- The prospect of courts reviewing higher court constitutional fact-finding -- A unified theory of constitutional facts.


eng.

9780195341270 (hbk. : alk. paper) TZS 109901.5


Constitutional law--United States.
Science and law
Evidence, Expert
Judicial review

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