Law and Leviathan : redeeming the administrative state /

Sunstein, Cass R.,

Law and Leviathan : redeeming the administrative state / Cass R. Sunstein and Adrian Vermeule. - London, Harvard University Press. 2020. - 188 p. :

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Introduction : "Long continued and hard fought contentions" -- The new Coke -- Law's morality, 1 : rules and discretion -- Law's morality, 2 : consistency and reliance -- Law's morality, 3 : limits, tradeoffs and the judicial role -- Surrogate safeguards in action -- Final words.

"Many Americans fear the power of unelected, unaccountable bureaucrats-the "deep state." Cass Sunstein and Adrian Vermeule seek to calm those fears by proposing a moral regime to ensure that government rulemakers behave transparently and don't abuse their authority. The administrative state may be a Leviathan, but it can be a principled one"--

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Administrative discretion--United States.
Government accountability--United States.
Administrative agencies--United States.

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