The Idea of the Constitution as Hard Law

Authors

William W. Van Alstyne, Duke Law SchoolFollow

Document Type

Article

Publication Date

1987

Abstract

The "idea" of the Constitution is generally thought to be well declared in the famous rhetoric of its Preamble.

Citation

William W. Van Alstyne, The Idea of the Constitution as Hard Law, 37 Journal of Legal Education 174-183 (1987)