Publication

2002-11-01 - Peter Lang Publishing

Language

English

Word Count

38,750 words, Guess

Page Count

155 pages

Physical Format

Paperback

Identifiers

and 2 more
  • Library of Congress Control Number2002067546
  • Goodreads2326050

Classifications

  • LCCKF539 .B33 2002

Description

"Liberal Constitutionalism, Marriage, and Sexual Orientation: A Contemporary Case for Dis-Establishment uses constitutional theory and political philosophy to shed light on an elusive feature of American jurisprudence: the establishment of a sectarian preference in the law to the detriment of American citizens who happen to be gay or lesbian and who wish to exercise their fundamental right to marry. Reviewing aspects of liberal-democratic theory, marriage law, and pertinent analogies that deal with the right to marry, Gordon Albert Babst presents the notion of the "shadow establishment," which makes the best sense of a constitutional affirmation of bias against same-sex marriage and gay persons in the law."--BOOK JACKET.

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