Document Type
Book Review
Publication Date
5-19-2014
ISSN
2330-1295
Publisher
JOTWELL
Language
en-US
Abstract
I am on the prowl. It’s 1 a.m. and I’ve been looking for Mr. (or Ms.) Rights all night. I’ve been hanging out in every Article of the Constitution of the United States and I have been deep into the pages of the United States Reports and the Federal Reporter. Oh, I have found plenty of negative rights, like the right to be free from cruel and unusual punishment and the right not to be twice placed in jeopardy for the same criminal act. But I need something more positive in my life. I want those things that make a person happy, like medical care, clean air and water, good working conditions, and a good education for my kids. I want positive rights.
Recommended Citation
Jack M. Beermann,
Looking for Mr. (or Ms.) Rights
,
in
JOTWELL: THE JOURNAL OF THINGS WE LIKE (LOTS)
(2014).
Available at:
https://scholarship.law.bu.edu/shorter_works/10
Publisher URL
https://conlaw.jotwell.com/looking-for-mr-or-ms-rights/
Comments
Reviewing Emily J. Zackin, Looking for Rights in All the Wrong Places: Why State Constitutions Contain America’s Positive Rights (Princeton University Press, 2013)