The 'Majestic Equality' of the Law: Why Constitutional Strategies Do Not Produce Equality
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The 'Majestic Equality' of the Law: Why Constitutional Strategies Do Not Produce Equality
Arthurs, H. (2014, June). The “majestic equality” of the law: Why constitutional strategies do not produce equality. Equality. Lecture conducted from Institute for Advanced Studies, Nantes, France., Osgoode Legal Studies Research Paper No. 70/2014
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Posted: 22 Oct 2014
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Date Written: June 20, 2014
Abstract
In this paper, I address the contradiction between two developments: the expansion of constitutional rights in postwar capitalist democracies and the recent rise of inequality in those same countries. While discounting the ability of law to fundamentally transform societies and economies, I note that it has a modest contribution to make in creating conditions in which the status quo can be critiqued and challenged.
Keywords: Inequality, Constitutionalism
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Arthurs, Harry W., The 'Majestic Equality' of the Law: Why Constitutional Strategies Do Not Produce Equality (June 20, 2014). Available at SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=2504725
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