Constituting Empire New York and the Transformation of Constitutionalism in the Atlantic World, 1664-1830 |
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| Author:
| Hulsebosch, Daniel J. |
| Series title: | Studies in Legal History Ser. |
| ISBN: | 978-0-8078-2955-4 |
| Publication Date: | Oct 2005 |
| Publisher: | University of North Carolina Press
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| Book Format: | Hardback |
| List Price: | USD $45.00 |
Book Description:
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The traditional understanding of American constitutional law is that the Revolution caused a shift in the conception of the constitution from merely a description of governmental roles to a set of restrictions on the power of the state. Hulsebosch complicates this viewpoint by arguing that American ideas of constitutional law were based on British ones and that American colonists and administrators reconfigured British legal sources to suit their needs in their own expanding empire.
The traditional understanding of American constitutional law is that the Revolution caused a shift in the conception of the constitution from merely a description of governmental roles to a set of restrictions on the power of the state. Hulsebosch complicates this viewpoint by arguing that American ideas of constitutional law were based on British ones and that American colonists and administrators reconfigured British legal sources to suit their needs in their own expanding empire.