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Title Holy writ : interpretation in law and religion / edited by Arie-Jan Kwak
Published Farnham, England ; Burlington, VT : Ashgate Pub., [2009]
©2009

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Description xiv, 204 pages ; 25 cm
Series Applied legal philosophy
Applied legal philosophy.
Contents E pluribus unum : constitutional interpretation and federalism / Antonin Scalia -- Antonin Scalia's textualism in philosophy, theology, and judicial interpretation of the constitution / Herman Philipse -- "Not an iota, not a dot will pass from the law" : on religious and legal interpretation / Willem B. Drees -- Hard cases in scripture : a reflection on legal and religious interpretation / Paul Cliteur -- Why originalism ought to be in the game outside the U.S. as well : the case of unenumerated rights / Tom Zwart -- How to handle a living constitution? / Hans Nieuwenhuis -- Living originalism, on the compatibility of framers' meaning with the constitution / Hendrik Kaptein -- Dead or alive : authority and objectivity in law / Arie-Jan Kwak
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index
SUBJECT Bible -- Criticism, interpretation, etc. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85013617
Subject Constitutional law.
Law -- Interpretation and construction.
Constitutional law -- United States.
Author Kwak, Arie-Jan.
LC no. 2009026740
ISBN 9780754678960 (hardback : alk. paper)
0754678962 (hardback : alk. paper)