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"The Federalist Papers (1787-1788) is a collection of essays and articles by Alexander Hamilton, John Jay, and James Madison. Written in support of the recently completed Constitutional Convention, The Federalist Papers were intended to support the ratification process of the new United States Constitution. When the Constitutional Convention was completed on September 17, 1787 in Philadelphia, the newly-agreed upon Constitution was sent to the states...
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It is an era that redefined history. As the 1790s began, a fragile America teetered on the brink, Russia was a vast imperial power, and France plunged into revolution. But in contrast to the way conventional histories tell it, none of these events occurred in isolation. Here, historian Winik shows how their fates combined to change the course of civilization. Here is a savage world war, the toppling of a great dynasty, and an America struggling to...
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El Área de Derecho Constitucional de la Pontificia Universidad Católica del Perú, en este período de emergencia sanitaria, realiza periódicamente "Desayunos Constitucionales", en los cuales reflexiona sobre el rol del Estado constitucional bajo el estado de emergencia, a través de la presentación de ponencias de sus profesores e invitados internacionales, analizando la situación de los derechos fundamentales en la lucha contra el coronavirus,...
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YOU'VE BEEN LIED TO BY THE GOVERNMENT
We shrug off this fact as an unfortunate reality. America is the land of the free, after all. Does it really matter whether our politicians bend the truth here and there? When the truth is traded for lies, our freedoms are diminished and don't return. In Lies the Government Told You, Judge Andrew P. Napolitano reveals how America's freedom, as guaranteed by the U.S. Constitution, has been forfeited by a government...
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"The left has corrupted the U.S. legal system. Wielding the law as a weapon, arrogant judges and lawless prosecutors are intimidating, silencing, and even imprisoning Americans who stand in the way of their radical agenda. Their "enemies list" even includes parents who dare to speak up for their children at school board meetings. In this shocking new book, Senator Ted Cruz takes readers inside the justice system, showing how the wrong hands on the...
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Este libro desarrolla la relación y dinámica entre la cultura constitucional y la democracia, planteando la importancia de otorgarle sostenibilidad con criterio integral. Frente a un contexto de retroceso democrático, alentado por el fenómeno del populismo, la crisis sanitaria y los problemas estructurales de desigualdad en Latinoamérica, es inaplazable incorporar en las políticas públicas el fomento de la cultura constitucional en la sociedad.
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Scapegoat Scales of Justice Burning is a book about my life and how my name was used to assist a large corporation avoid corporate responsibility and the consequences of a bad decision. The Supreme Court of Canada ruled that their decision was in bad faith and upheld a lower court judgment of one million dollars against Pilot Insurance Company. To the surprise of the author, they also named him as a catalyst in creating a train of thought with the...
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En esta edición, les invito a recordar que la constitucionalidad nos hace iguales en dignidad, para ser titulares de los mismos derechos y, a la vez, recibir un trato justo y en libertad por parte de quienes elegimos y nos gobiernan democráticamente.
CARLOS HAKANSSON NIETO es Abogado (Universidad de Lima), Doctor en Derecho (Universidad de Navarra, España). Es titular de la Cátedra Jean Monnet de Derecho Comunitario europeo (Comisión Europea);...
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"One of Choice's Outstanding Academic Titles for 1995" Vivien Hart is Reader in American Studies at the University of Sussex.
What difference does a written constitution make to public policy? How have women workers fared in a nation bound by constitutional principles, compared with those not covered by formal, written guarantees of fair procedure or equitable outcome? To investigate these questions, Vivien Hart traces the evolution of minimum wage...
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It is said that the US Constitution is a living document. A study guide that highlights cultural and language-born problems in understanding the Constitution, is a great way to begin a truly significant and in-depth study of this important document. Twenty-first century understanding of an Eighteenth century manifest requires expert, guided tutorials from preamble to benediction. Constitutional law study guides pinpoint relevant and timeless concepts...
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America's founding documents: The Declaration of Independence and The Constitution of the United States including The Bill of Rights and the subsequent amendments (11-27). Over the years many amendments supersede certain parts of the original text as well as some older amendments. This book places the old and new text next to each other for easy reference. No interpretation or opinion - just the facts.
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Los tres ensayos que se recogen en el presente libro serían, de por sí, interesantes trabajos para entender algunas cuestiones conceptuales relacionadas a la democracia, la representación y la ciudadanía. Con ello, ya sería suficiente para que estos textos despertasen el interés.
Si a eso le sumamos el contexto particular de nuestro país, relacionado a la inestabilidad política, la crisis de representación, y los movimientos ciudadanos que...
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El estudio y la comprensión de los derechos políticos y de participación: sufragio, referéndum, revocatoria, iniciativa legislativa y otras formas participativas, resulta indispensable para lograr que, cumplido el bicentenario de nuestra independencia, la voluntad expresada por la ciudadanía presida en definitiva la vida de la Nación peruana, prevalezca en los procedimientos democráticos, y destierre las vías de hecho y fuerza utilizadas por...
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Leonard Levy's classic work examines the circumstances that led to the writing of the establishment clause of the First Amendment: 'Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion. . . .' He argues that, contrary to popular belief, the framers of the Constitution intended to prohibit government aid to religion even on an impartial basis. He thus refutes the view of 'nonpreferentialists,' who interpret the clause as allowing such...
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Proyecto de Constitución para la Isla de Cuba. Joaquín Infante
Edición de referencia: Imprenta de Juan Baillío.
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Emancipada la América por la separación de la dinastía de Borbón del trono de España, y ocupación de éste por otra dinastía, respecto de la cual no hay vínculos que obliguen a la continuación de una sujeción, que además fue siempre opresiva, es consiguiente haber adquirido el poder de...
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Hadley Arkes is the Edward Ney Professor of Jurisprudence and American Institutions at American College. His books include First Things and Beyond the Constitution (Both published by Princeton University Press).
In this book, Hadley Arkes seeks to restore, for a new generation, the jurisprudence of the late Justice of the Supreme Court George Sutherland--a jurisprudence anchored in the understanding of natural rights. The doctrine of natural rights...
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La Constitución Imperial de Haití se promulgó en 1805. En 1804 Jean-Jacques Dessalines se había designado a sí mismo emperador de Haití con el nombre de Jacques I. El texto de la Constitución Imperial de Haití fue el resultado de la guerra librada por los esclavos de Haití en nombre de la libertad, y empieza como sigue proclamando la Constitución de un nuevo Imperio, el de Haití.