Constitutions of no authority: Spoonerian reflections

File(s)
FileDescriptionSizeFormat
Download Constitutions_of_no_authority.pdf230.92 KB
Author(s)
Uri
Date Issued
January 2010
Date Available
20T15:46:34Z February 2014
Abstract
Using the work of Lysander Spooner, I argue that, given that there is little or no explicit consent to constitutions and that the doctrine of tacit consent is nonsensical, Constitutions are thus without authority.
Type of Material
Journal Article
Publisher
The Independant Institute
Journal
Independent Review
Volume
14
Issue
3
Start Page
325
End Page
340
Copyright (Published Version)
2013, The Independent Institute
Keywords
Web versions
Language
English
Status of Item
Peer reviewed
ISSN
1086-1653
This item is made available under a Creative Commons License
Owning collection
Philosophy Research Collection