The Paradox of Self-Amendment:

A Study of Law, Logic, Omnipotence, and Change

This book was originally published by Peter Lang Publishing, 1990, but is now out of print.

ISBN 0-8204-1212-0

Copyright © 1990, Peter Suber.

Table of Contents

Section 2. Preliminaries: Amendment Clauses (38.1k)

Section 3. The Dilemma (37.4k)

Section 4. The Denial of Self-Application (18.1k)

Section 5. Self-Application (30.8k)

Section 6. The Inference and Acceptance Models of Legal Change (37.5k)

Section 7. Hart's Theory of Acceptance (40.5k)

Section 8. Omnipotence and Immutability (125.2k)

Section 9. Entrenchment, Self-Entrenchment, and Disentrenchment of the Amendment Clause Itself (108.1k)

Section 10. Attempts to Dissolve the Paradox: Time (55.4k)

Section 11. Attempts to Dissolve the Paradox: Self-Embracing Omnipotence and Specific Authorization (22.5k)

Part Two. Variations on the Theme

Section 12. Introduction to Part Two (62.7k)

Section 13. The See-Saw Method (17.2k)

Section 14. Amendment by Sunset Clause (33.3k)

Section 15. Amendment by Interpretation (43.2k)

Section 16. Amendment by Implication (48.8k)

Section 17. Amendment by Treaty (31.0k)

Section 18. Amendment by "Inalienable Right to Alter or Abolish Government" (28.1k)

Section 19. Amendment by Desuetude (25.6k)

Section 20. Other Selected Paradoxes and Reflexivities in Law (112.6k)

Section 21. Conclusions and Explorations (155.9k)

Appendix 1. Attempts to Amend the Federal Amendment Clause (34.4k)

Appendix 2. Self-Amendment of State Amendment Clauses (55.5k)

Appendix 3. Nomic: A Game of Self-Amendment (39.1k)

Bibliography (112.1k)

Index

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