Constitutional History of the American Revolution, Volume I
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Constitutional History of the American Revolution, Volume I

The Authority Of Rights

  1. 384 pages
  2. English
  3. PDF
  4. Available on iOS & Android
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Constitutional History of the American Revolution, Volume I

The Authority Of Rights

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Constitutional History of the American Revolution

Volume I: The Authority of Rights

Volume II: The Authority to Tax

Volume III: The Authority to Legislate

Volume IV: The Authority of Law


John Phillip Reid addresses the central constitutional issues that divided the American colonists from their English legislators: the authority to tax, the authority to legislate, the security of rights, the nature of law, the foundation of constitutional government in custom and contractarian theory, and the search for a constitutional settlement.

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Table of contents

  1. Contents
  2. Introduction
  3. Chapter 1: The Englishness of Rights
  4. Chapter 2: Rights in General
  5. Chapter 3: The Right to Property
  6. Chapter 4: The Right to Security
  7. Chapter 5: The Right to Government
  8. Chapter 6: The Jury Right
  9. Chapter 7: Equality of Rights
  10. Chapter 8: Authority of Rights
  11. Chapter 9: Constitutional Authority
  12. Chapter 10: The Right to Isonomy
  13. Chapter 11: The Authority of Nature
  14. Chapter 12: Rights as Property
  15. Chapter 13: Property in Rights
  16. Chapter 14: The Authority of Migration
  17. Chapter 15: The Migration Purchase
  18. Chapter 16: The Original Contract
  19. Chapter 17: The Original Colonial Contract
  20. Chapter 18: The Reality of Contract
  21. Chapter 19: The Evidence of Charter
  22. Chapter 20: The Colonial Grievances
  23. Chapter 21: The Admiralty Grievance
  24. Chapter 22: The Duty of Rights
  25. Chapter 23: The Exigency of Rights
  26. Chapter 24: The Issue of Rights
  27. Chapter 25: The Causation of Rights
  28. Chapter 26: The Redress of Rights
  29. Chapter 27: Conclusion
  30. Acknowledgments
  31. Short Titles
  32. Notes
  33. Index