Is racial equality unconstitutional? /

Discussions of race in American law and politics have been captured by the figure of the colour-blind Constitution. Whether embraced as an ideal of constitutional equality or rejected for perpetuating historical injustice, advocates and critics alike view colour-blindness as a refusal of racial cons...

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Part I The Race-Conscious Logic of Color-Blind Constitutionalism
Part II Color-Blindness against the Color Line
Part III Color-Blindness after the Color Line
1. Verfasser:
Golub, Mark
Format:
Elektronisch E-Book
Sprache:
Englisch
Veröffentlicht:
Oxford University Press 2018
Zusammenfassung:
Discussions of race in American law and politics have been captured by the figure of the colour-blind Constitution. Whether embraced as an ideal of constitutional equality or rejected for perpetuating historical injustice, advocates and critics alike view colour-blindness as a refusal of racial consciousness rather than its mobilization. And yet, enacting a colour-blind rule may be understood in itself to affect a heightened awareness of race. Accordingly, colour-blind constitutionalism represents a particular form of racial consciousness rather than an alternative to it. Challenging familiar understandings of race, rights, and the US Constitution, this work explores how current equal protection law renders the pursuit of racial equality constitutionally suspect.
Umfang:
1 online resource (214 pages) : illustrations, tables
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Previously issued in print: 2018.
Zielpublikum:
Specialized.
Bibliografie:
Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:
0-19-068362-7
0-19-068363-5
0-19-068361-9
Schlagworte:
Equality before the law > United States.
Race discrimination > Law and legislation > United States.
Constitutional law > United States.
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