The Paradox of Self-Amendment: A Study of Logic, Law, Omnipotence, and Change

Preface to the Print Edition......Page 6
Preface to the Online Edition......Page 16
Section 1 - Introduction: Logical Paradoxes in Law......Page 18
Section 2 - Preliminaries: Amendment Clauses......Page 34
Section 3 - The Dilemma......Page 44
Section 4 - The Denial of Self-Application......Page 54
Section 5 - Self-Application......Page 59
Section 6 - The Inference and Acceptance Models of Legal Change......Page 68
Section 7 - Hart's Theory of Acceptance......Page 79
Section 8 - Omnipotence and Immutability......Page 90
Section 9 - Entrenchment, Self-Entrenchment,
and Disentrenchment
of the Amendment Clause Itself......Page 123
Section 10 - Attempts to Dissolve the Paradox: Time......Page 151
Section 11 - Attempts to Dissolve the Paradox: Self-Embracing Omnipotence and Specific Authorization......Page 166
Section 12 - Introduction to Part Two......Page 172
Section 13 - The See-Saw Method......Page 189
Section 14 - Amendment by Sunset Clause......Page 194
Section 15 - Amendment by Interpretation......Page 203
Section 16 - Amendment by Implication......Page 215
Section 17 - Amendment by Treaty......Page 228
Section 18 - Amendment by "Inalienable Right to Alter or Abolish Government"......Page 236
Section 19 - Amendment by Desuetude......Page 244
Section 20 - Other Selected Paradoxes and Reflexivities in Law......Page 251
Section 21 - Conclusions and Explorations......Page 282
Appendix 1 Attempts to Amend the Federal Amendment Clause......Page 323
Appendix 2 Self-Amendment of State Amendment Clauses
......Page 333
Appendix 3 Nomic: A Game of Self-Amendment......Page 354
Bibliography......Page 368