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Record Nr.

UNINA9910150218603321

Autore

Vermeule Adrian

Titolo

Law's Abnegation / / Adrian Vermeule

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Cambridge, MA : , : Harvard University Press, , [2016]

©2016

ISBN

0-674-97471-9

0-674-97473-5

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (267 pages)

Disciplina

342.73/06

Soggetti

Administrative agencies - United States

Administrative discretion - United States

Judicial review of administrative acts - United States

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references at the end of each chapters and indexes.

Nota di contenuto

Frontmatter -- Contents -- Introduction. The Abnegation of Law's Empire -- 1. The Legality of Administrative Law -- 2. Separation of Powers without Idolatry -- 3. Deference and Due Process -- 4. Rationally Arbitrary Decisions -- 5. Thin Rationality Review -- 6. How Law Empowers Nonlawyers -- Conclusion Law on the Margin -- Notes -- Acknowledgments -- Index of Cases -- General Index

Sommario/riassunto

Adrian Vermeule argues that the arc of law has bent steadily toward deference to the administrative state, which has greater democratic legitimacy and technical competence to confront issues such as climate change, terrorism, and biotechnology. The state did not shove lawyers and judges out of the way; they moved freely to the margins of power.