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.