Francis Lieber

Gebundenes Buch

Legal and Political Hermeneutics

Beschreibung

An Important Early Contribution to the Field of Political Science This work received high praise from Chancellor Kent, Henry Clay, Rufus Choate, Joseph Story and others. At the time of publication, there was a great deal of debate about the interpretation of the United States Constitution, and this book is Lieber's contribution to the mix. He asserts that Constitutions should be construed closely, since their words were carefully measured, and distinguishes between interpretation ("the art of finding out the true sense of any form of words") and construction as the drawing of conclusions respecting the subjects that lie outside the direct expression of the text. Francis Lieber was a Prussian scholar and political activist who was persecuted there for his liberalism. He emigrated to the United States in 1827, and his writings, among them an encyclopedia that was the foundation of the Encyclopedia Britannica, advanced his reputation. He became professor of history and political economy at South Carolina College, and was later appointed to the same chair at Columbia College. In 1865 he moved to Columbia Law School, where he was renowned as a prominent political philosopher. He is also known for his assistance to Abraham Lincoln in drafting legal guidelines of humane conduct for the Union army, the most well-known being General Orders Number 100, or the "Lieber Code," which went on to be adopted by other military organizations, and was influential as the basis for international law treaties such as the Hague Regulations of 1907.

Autor

Francis Lieber [1798-1872] was a prominent political philosopher who helped lay the foundation for the study of political science in the United States. Renowned for his theory of civil liberty, which combined an appreciation for the English concept of decentralized political institutions with the German idea of an overall national purpose, he bridged the intellectual gap between Europe and America. A Prussian scholar and political activist, Lieber was imprisoned twice for his liberal activities. He was one of the first university-trained scholars to immigrate to the United States. A scholar of wide interests, he published studies on economics, statistics, education and penal reform and produced and edited the Encyclopedia Americana, the first work of its kind published in the United States. He was professor of history and political economy at South Carolina College from 1836 to 1856 and professor of history and political science at Columbia College from 1856 to 1865. In 1860 he also became professor of political science at Columbia Law School, a post he held until the end of his life.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: The Lawbook Exchange, Ltd.
• Seitenzahl: 242
• Erscheinungstermin: 30. April 2010
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 235mm x 157mm x 19mm
• Gewicht: 549g
• ISBN-13: 9781584772262
• ISBN-10: 1584772263
• Artikelnr.: 31924785