The constitution of empire territorial expansion and American legal history - Lawson, Gary (Yale University Press, 2004)
Includes bibliographical references (p. 207-255) and index
Introduction: from sea to shining sea ... and beyond -- pt. I. Acquiring territory. Fundamentals: lessons from Louisiana ; Forms: trouble with Texas? ; Limits: conquest and colonialism -- pt. II. Governing territory. Constitutional architecture I: territorial legislatures and executives ; Constitutional architecture II: territorial courts ; War and peace: military occupation and governance ; Bulwark or façade? The rights of territorial inhabitants ; Conclusion: imperial reflections
'The Constitution of Empire' offers a constitutional & historical survey of American territorial expansion from the founding era to the present day. The authors describe the design for territorial acquisition contained in the constitution & examine how practice has diverged from that original vision
Keywords: USA -- The United States Constitution; Geschichte; Impérialisme / Histoire; Droit constitutionnel / États-Unis; LAW / Constitutional; LAW / Public; Verfassungsrecht; Imperialism -- History; Constitutional history -- United States; Constitutional law -- United States; Territorialpolitik; USA