Constitutional Protection of Private Property and Freedom of Contract: Liberty, Property, and the Law

by Richard A. Epstein (Editor)

Overview

First Published in 2000. This is a collection of essays that look at the Constitutional protection of private property and freedom of contract, and forms part of the Liberty, Property and Law series where the materials in this collection are drawn from many disciplines, including economics, law, philosophy and political science.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780815335597
Publisher:	Taylor & Francis
Publication date:	05/03/2000
Series:	Garland Studies in 19th Century American Literature , #5
Pages:	430
Product dimensions:	6.00(w) x 9.00(h) x (d)

Table of Contents

Chapter 1 CHAPTER XXXIV. PROHIBITIONS ON THE STATES — IMPAIRING CONTRACTS.; Chapter 2 LIBERTY OF CONTRACT; Chapter 3 AFFECTATION WITH PUBLIC INTEREST, WALTON H.HAMILTON; Chapter 4 TAKINGS AND THE POLICE POWER, Joseph L.Sax; Chapter 5 PROPERTY, UTILITY, AND FAIRNESS: COMMENTS ON THE ETHICAL FOUNDATIONS OF “JUST COMPENSATION” LAW, Frank I.Michelman; Chapter 6 The Origins and Original Significance of the Just Compensation Clause of the Fifth Amendment; Chapter 7 Toward a Revitalization of the Contract Clause, Richard A.Epstein; Chapter 8 1 A Tale of Two Pies; Chapter 9 2 Hobbesian Man, Lockean World; Chapter 10 8 Taking from Many: Liability Rules, Regulations, and Taxes; Chapter 11 CONCLUSION; Chapter 12 LOCHNER'S LEGACY, Cass R.Sunstein; Chapter 13 TAKINGS, INSURANCE, AND MICHELMAN: COMMENTS ON ECONOMIC INTERPRETATIONS OF“JUST COMPENSATION” LAW, WIlliam A.Fischel, PerryShapiro; Acknowledgments;