Law

Constitutionalism and Liberty

ABSTRACT

This conference explored the relationship between constitutionalism and limited government in terms of historical and theoretical foundations as well as mechanisms, such as separation of powers.

READING LIST

Conference Readings

Corwin, Edward S. The "Higher Law" Background of American Constitutional Law. Indianapolis: Liberty Fund, Inc., 2008.

Hamilton, Alexander, John Jay, and James Madison. The Federalist. Edited by George W. Carey and James McClellan. Indianapolis: Liberty Fund, Inc., 2001.

Healy, Gene. The Cult of the Presidency: America’s Dangerous Devotion to Executive Power. Washington, DC: Cato, 2008.

McIlwain, Charles Howard. Constitutionalism: Ancient and Modern. Indianapolis: Liberty Fund, 2007.

Vile, M. J. C. Constitutionalism and the Separation of Powers. Indianapolis: Liberty Fund, Inc., 1998.