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The Prophet of Modern Constitutional Liberalism: John Stuart Mill and the Supreme Court

Hardback

Main Details

Title The Prophet of Modern Constitutional Liberalism: John Stuart Mill and the Supreme Court
Authors and Contributors      By (author) John Lawrence Hill
Physical Properties
Format:Hardback
Pages:146
Dimensions(mm): Height 235,Width 157
Category/GenreSocial and political philosophy
ISBN/Barcode 9781108485296
ClassificationsDewey:320.512
Audience
Professional & Vocational
Illustrations Worked examples or Exercises

Publishing Details

Publisher Cambridge University Press
Imprint Cambridge University Press
Publication Date 28 May 2020
Publication Country United Kingdom

Description

John Stuart Mill is the father of modern liberalism. His most remembered work, On Liberty, which was published in 1859, changed the course of the liberal tradition. What is less well-known is that his ideas have profoundly influenced the American constitutional rights tradition of the latter half of the twentieth century. Mill's 'harm principle' inspired the constitutional right to privacy recognized in Griswold v Connecticut, Roe vs Wade and other cases. His defense of freedom of expression influenced Justices Holmes, Brandeis, Douglas, Brennan and others and led to greatly expanded freedom of speech in the twentieth century. Finally, Mill was an ardent feminist whose last important work, The Subjection of Women, was a full-scale and, for its time, radical defense of complete gender equality. This is a book for lawyers who want to understand the intellectual origins of modern constitutional rights, and for political philosophers interested in the constitutional implications of Mill's conception of freedom.

Author Biography

John Lawrence Hill is the R. Bruce Townsend Professor of Law at Indiana University Robert H. McKinney School of Law in Indianapolis, where he teaches constitutional law and legal philosophy classes. He holds a J.D. and a Ph.D. in philosophy, both from Georgetown University. He has published several books in law, ethics and philosophy.