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The myth of rights [electronic resource] : the purposes and limits of constitutional rights /

by Bhagwat, Ashutosh A.
Material type: materialTypeLabelBookPublisher: New York ; Oxford : Oxford University Press, 2010Description: 1 online resource (xii, 298 p.).ISBN: 9780199775842 (ebook) :.Subject(s): Civil rights -- United StatesOnline resources: Oxford scholarship online Summary: What is a constitutional right? If asked, most Americans would say that it is an entitlement to act as one pleases, i.e. that rights protect autonomy. That understanding, however, is wrong and is, indeed, 'The Myth of Rights'. This book addresses the constitutional issues posed in these and many other areas of law and public policy.
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What is a constitutional right? If asked, most Americans would say that it is an entitlement to act as one pleases, i.e. that rights protect autonomy. That understanding, however, is wrong and is, indeed, 'The Myth of Rights'. This book addresses the constitutional issues posed in these and many other areas of law and public policy.

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