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Scales of Memory: Constitutional Justice and Historical Evil - Oxford Comparative Constitutionalism Collings, Justin (Professor of Law, Professor of Law, Brigham Young University)
Scales of Memory: Constitutional Justice and Historical Evil - Oxford Comparative Constitutionalism
Collings, Justin (Professor of Law, Professor of Law, Brigham Young University)
This monograph explores how the constitutional courts in the United States, Germany, and South Africa have invoked slavery, Nazism, and apartheid - three historical evils - as an aid in constitutional interpretation. It examines how the memory of evil pasts moulds constitutional meaning in the contested present.
384 pages
| Media | Books Hardcover Book (Book with hard spine and cover) |
| Released | March 4, 2021 |
| ISBN13 | 9780198858850 |
| Publishers | Oxford University Press |
| Pages | 368 |
| Dimensions | 164 × 241 × 26 mm · 725 g |
| Language | English |