Same-sex marriage and the Constitution /
Following the widely reviewed success of the first edition, the updated and expanded second edition of Same-Sex Marriage and the Constitution argues that there is a long-standing constitutional protection of the right to marry that applies to same-sex couples. Balancing strong advocacy of this posit...
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| Format: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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New York :
Cambridge University Press,
2008
Cambridge : 2008 |
| Edition: | 2nd ed |
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| Summary: | Following the widely reviewed success of the first edition, the updated and expanded second edition of Same-Sex Marriage and the Constitution argues that there is a long-standing constitutional protection of the right to marry that applies to same-sex couples. Balancing strong advocacy of this position with respectful engagement with those who oppose same-sex marriage, Evan Gerstmann concludes not only that the Constitution protects same-sex marriage but that it is the proper role of the courts to enforce this right. The book also takes on many of the same-sex marriage myths: that it will lead down that 'slippery slope' to such things as polygamy, that same-sex marriage has been a political albatross for liberals and progressives, and that courts are 'usurping' the democratic process. Without overheated rhetoric or legal jargon, Gerstmann makes the case for same-sex marriage as a constitutional guarantee |
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| Item Description: | Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 05 Oct 2015) |
| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (xiv, 231 pages) : digital, PDF file(s) 1 online resource (xiv, 231 pages) |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references (p. 215-225) and index Includes bibliographical references (pages 215-225) and index |
| ISBN: | 0-511-38047-X 0-511-38264-2 0-511-38445-9 0-511-38628-1 0-511-38731-8 0-511-38830-6 0-511-61976-6 0511388306 0511619766 1-107-18533-5 1-281-25499-1 9780511388309 9780511619762 9786611254995 |