"The Symbiosis of Constitutionalism and Technology" by John O. McGinnis
 

Publication Date

Fall 2001

Journal

Harvard Journal of Law & Public Policy

Abstract

Technology does not change the essential problems that constitutionalism seeks to address because these problems are rooted in the enduring nature of man. Technological change, however, can transform man's environment. A different environment, in turn, may require substantially modified forms of constitutionalism even if the underlying objectives remain constant. As the great political philosopher Edmund Burke recognized, the key to sound structures of governance in every age and place is to understand the intersection of man's enduring nature with his particular circumstances. Because technology increasingly shapes the circumstances of modem man, technology is becoming progressively more important to constitutionalism.

Volume

25

Issue

1

First Page

3

Last Page

14

Publisher

Harvard Society for Law & Public Policy, Inc.

Keywords

Technology, Rule of Law, Law and Society, Comparative and Foreign Law, Conflict of Laws

Disciplines

Comparative and Foreign Law | Conflict of Laws | Law | Law and Society | Science and Technology Law

Comments

Symposium: Is Technology Changing the Law

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