The Complete Bill of Rights

...The Complete Bill of Rights is, by any reasonable standard of measurement, a magnificent accomplishment . . .[it] is likely to become the standard source book for those seeking to ground their examination of the issues posed by the first ten amendments in the original source materials describing their drafting, discussion and ratification.

Auteur
Neil H. Cogan is Professor of Law at Whittier Law School. He was Dean of Whittier Law School and Vice President for Legal Education for the College from 2001 to 2009. During his deanship, the Law School established the Center for International and Comparative Law, the Institute for Legal Writing and Professional Skills, the Institute for Student and Graduate Academic Support, the Institute for Trial Advocacy, and six Summer Study Abroad Programs. He is a litigator, having tried both bench and jury trials and argued appeals in the federal and state courts. His The Complete Bill of Rights (Oxford University Press, 1997) has been frequently cited by the United States Supreme Court and in the scholarly literature.

Texte du rabat

The fundamental, inalienable rights and privileges set forth in the Bill of Rights represent the very foundations of American liberty. The Complete Bill of Rights, Second Edition is the only comprehensive collection of texts essential to understanding the Bill of Rights. Fully revised for the first time since 1997, this volume incorporates all pertinent materials from the debate on the ratification of the Bill of Rights.

Contenu

Abbreviations of Sources; Preface; Chapter 1: Amendment I - Establishment and Free Exercise Clauses; Chapter 2: Amendment I - Free Speech and Free Press Clauses; Chapter 3: Amendment I - Assembly and Petition Clauses; Chapter 4: Amendment II - Keep and Bear Arms Clause; Chapter 5: Amendment III - Quartering Soldiers Clause; Chapter 6: Amendment IV - Search and Seizure Clause; Chapter 7: Amendment V - Grand Jury Clause; Chapter 8: Amendment V - Double Jeopardy Clause; Chapter 9: Amendment V - Self-Incrimination Clause; Chapter 10: Amendment V - Due Process Clause; Chapter 11: Amendment V - Takings Clause; Chapter 12: Amendment VI - Criminal Trial Clauses; Chapter 13: Amendment VII - Civil Jury Trial Clauses; Chapter 14: Amendment VIII - Bail/Punishment Clauses; Chapter 15: Amendment IX - Unenumerated Rights Clause; Chapter 16: Amendment X - Reservation of Powers Clause; Chapter 17: Article I, Section 9, Clause 2 - Habeas Corpus Clause; Chapter 18: Article IV, Section 2, Clause 1 - Privileges and Immunities Clause; Appendix: Bill of Rights