Natural law and the antislavery constitutional tradition / Justin Buckley Dyer.

Author/creator Dyer, Justin Buckley, 1983-
Format Electronic
Publication InfoCambridge ; New York : Cambridge University Press,
Descriptionx, 197 p. ; 22 cm.
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Contents Machine generated contents note: 1. Prologue: slavery and the laws and rights of nature; 2. Introduction: the apple of gold; 3. Somerset and the antislavery constitutional tradition; 4. Constitutional disharmony in The Antelope and La Amistad; 5. Constitutional construction in Prigg and Dredd Scott; 6. Natural law, providence, and Lincoln's constitutional statesmanship; 7. Public reason and the wrong of slavery; 8. Conclusion: the heritage of the antislavery constitutional tradition.
Abstract "Natural Law and the Antislavery Constitutional Tradition is a succinct account of the development of American antislavery constitutionalism in the years preceding the Civil War"-- Provided by publisher.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references and index.
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Genre/formElectronic books.
LCCN 2011030291
ISBN9781107013636 (hardback)

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