Legal Theory Bookworm
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The Legal Theory Bookworm recommends Defending the Political Constitution by Richard Bellamy. Here is a description: This book defends the superior merits of a political constitution of a democratic kind compared to those of a legal constitution of a liberal hue. Political constitutionalism locates the constitution in the character and design of the political system…
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The Legal Theory Bookworm recommends Routledge Handbook of the Rule of Law edited by Michael Sevel. Here is a description: This Handbook provides a state-of-the-art survey of the study of the rule of law across law, the humanities, and social sciences, as well as insights into the practice of building the rule of law within…
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The Legal Theory Bookworm recommends The Price of Happiness: Behavioral Economics and Willingness to Pay by Cass R. Sunstein. Here is a description: People often ‘miswant.’ They buy goods that do not make them happy and refuse to buy goods that would make their lives better. In The Price of Happiness, Cass R. Sunstein focuses on…
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The Legal Theory Bookworm recommends No Liberty to Libel: The Constitutional Case Against New York Times v. Sullivan by Carson Holloway. Here is the book description from the Amazon page: In 1964 the Supreme Court radically altered its interpretation of the First Amendment of the U.S. Constitution. In the famed libel case, New York Times…
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The Legal Theory Bookworm recommends Constitutionalism and Its Discontents by Mark Tushnet and Bojan Bugarič. Here is a description: In the early twenty-first century, constitutionalism confronts numerous pressures and critiques. Some prominent critics are concerned that constitutionalism’s modern form, in which high courts play a large role, limits popular self-governance. By committing their nations to…
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The Legal Theory Bookworm recommends Debating Capitalism: Market Liberalism or Social Democracy by Richard J. Arneson and Jason Brennan. Here is a description: Which form of capitalism serves justice, not just at home, but worldwide? In Debating Capitalism: Market Liberalism or Social Democracy, leading philosophers Richard J. Arneson and Jason Brennan square off in a…
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The Legal Theory Bookworm recommends International Law in the US Legal System by Curtis A. Bradley. Here is a description: International Law in the U.S. Legal System provides a wide-ranging overview of how international law intersects with the domestic legal system of the United States. Curtis Bradley explains the structure of the U.S. legal system and…
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The Legal Theory Bookworm recommends The Palgrave Handbook on the Ethics of Artificial Intelligence, edited by Steven S. Gouveia. Here is a description: This Handbook explores the ethical dimensions of Artificial Intelligence (AI) across philosophical, legal, and applied perspectives. Bringing together leading scholars and practitioners, the handbook examines key issues in this field, including algorithmic bias,…
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The Legal Theory Bookworm recommends Gerontocracy in America: How the Old Are Hoarding Power and Wealth—and What to Do About It by Samuel Moyn. Here is a description: A leading social critic identifies our least-discussed major crisis, and sets out to solve it. As Americans debate President Biden’s infirmities and President Trump’s erratic behavior, we’ve neglected…
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The Legal Theory Bookworm recommends White Power: Policing American Slavery by Gautham Rao. Here is a description: Beginning in the colonial era and growing through the American Revolution and the Southern plantation system, slaveholders’ violent police regime continued after Emancipation, through Reconstruction, to today. Moving across time, space, and place, White Power uncovers how slaveholders…