Natural law and the antislavery constitutional tradition / Justin Buckley Dyer.
| Author/creator | Dyer, Justin Buckley, 1983- |
| Format | Electronic |
| Publication Info | Cambridge ; New York : Cambridge University Press, |
| Description | x, 197 p. ; 22 cm. |
| Supplemental Content | Full text available from Ebook Central - Academic Complete |
| Subjects |
| 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 note | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Access restriction | Available only to authorized users. |
| Technical details | Mode of access: World Wide Web |
| Genre/form | Electronic books. |
| LCCN | 2011030291 |
| ISBN | 9781107013636 (hardback) |
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| Electronic Resources | Access Content Online | ✔ Available |