Guy Seidman: 3 books
A Great Power of Attorney
Understanding the Fiduciary Constitution
Language: English
Release Date: May 5, 2017
What kind of document is the United States Constitution and how does that characterization affect its meaning? Those questions are seemingly foundational for the entire enterprise of constitutional theory, but they are strangely under-examined. Legal scholars Gary Lawson and Guy Seidman propose that...
by H. W. Brands, Christina Duffy Burnett, David P. Currie
Language: English
Release Date: November 28, 2005
Language: English
Release Date: November 28, 2005
The 1803 purchase of the Louisiana Territory was a watershed event for the fledgling United States. Adding some 829,000 square miles of territory, the Louisiana Purchase set a striking precedent of Presidential power and brought to the surface profound legal and constitutional questions. As the nation...
The Constitution of Empire
Territorial Expansion and American Legal History
Language: English
Release Date: October 1, 2008
The Constitution of Empire offers a constitutional and historical survey of American territorial expansion from the founding era to the present day. The authors describe the Constitution’s design for territorial acquisition and governance and examine the ways in which practice over the past two hundred...