Capability Ethos and the Law of Accidents
Where does tort law fit in as part of a country’s intellectual history? Does the law of accidents exert an influence upon a country’s basic belief system? The idea of restitution and recompense for negligently caused harm fits well into a universal-rights based belief system, one that protects and celebrates individual rights, one that sets […]
Constitutional Obligations
Does the Constitution impose any obligations upon its citizens? Take, for example, the right to vote. The Constitution sets out that a President shall be elected every four years and shall be a natural born citizen of at least thirty–five years of age. (Article II, §§ 1, 5). But it does not impose upon its […]
