ROOTS OF JUSTICE
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Every American trial, every constitutional argument, every writ filed in a federal court rests upon a foundation built not in Philadelphia or Washington, but in the medieval halls of Westminster, the meadows of Runnymede, and the courts of a long succession of English kings. The rights Americans assert in court today — due process, habeas corpus, trial by jury, freedom from unreasonable search and seizure, the right to confront accusers — trace directly to the English common law tradition that the Founders inherited, transformed, and constitutionalized. Roots of Justice: The British Origins of American Law is Volume I of Wayne Richard Evangelista's Constitutional Law Series, delivering the historical foundation that every constitutional practitioner needs and most law schools no longer teach. From the Anglo-Saxon and Norman legal foundations through Magna Carta, the development of common law courts under Bracton and Coke, the Petition of Right, the Habeas Corpus Act, the English Bill of Rights, and the colonial legal tradition that carried these principles to America, this volume traces every foundational American right to its English origins. For the constitutional warrior, historical depth is not academic luxury — it is advocacy ammunition. Courts increasingly demand historical grounding for constitutional arguments. New York State Rifle & Pistol Association v. Bruen requires historical tradition analysis for Second Amendment claims. Dobbs reshaped substantive due process through historical lens. Understanding the founding-era meaning of constitutional text requires understanding the English legal tradition the Founders were translating into American constitutional form. Roots of Justice provides that foundation, written by a practitioner for practitioners and informed citizens, with the depth and clarity that the entire Constitutional Law Series is known for.
ROOTS OF JUSTICE
$69.99
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$69.99
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