Liberal Political Culture and the Marginalized Voice: Interpretive Responsibility and the American Law School

Law schools bear a critical interpretive responsibility because of the important social role played by the constitutional tradition of toleration. The abolitionist argument for toleration is still relevant today to the protection of the rights of marginalized groups. However, the positivism prevalen...

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Veröffentlicht in:Stanford law review 1993-07, Vol.45 (6), p.1955-1979
1. Verfasser: Richards, David A. J.
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Sprache:eng
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Zusammenfassung:Law schools bear a critical interpretive responsibility because of the important social role played by the constitutional tradition of toleration. The abolitionist argument for toleration is still relevant today to the protection of the rights of marginalized groups. However, the positivism prevalent in law schools does not provide an adequate approach to constitutional interpretation; an interdisciplinary approach is needed instead.
ISSN:0038-9765
1939-8581
DOI:10.2307/1229135