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A Civic Republican Justification For The Bureaucratic State, Mark Seidenfeld Jan 1992

A Civic Republican Justification For The Bureaucratic State, Mark Seidenfeld

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Scholars have debated the legitimacy of the modern administrative state since its rise in the early twentieth century. In this Article, Professor Seidenfeld argues that the political theory of civic republicanism, with its emphasis on citizen participation in government and deliberative decisionmaking, provides the best justification for the American bureaucracy. Beginning with an analysis of civic republican theory, he notes that it promises greater citizen involvement in political decisionmaking, yet at the same time threatens to increase government power. Professor Seidenfeld finds that the current regime of administrative law neither allows for the full realization of civic republicanism's potential nor …


The Kantian Theory Of International Law, Fernando R. Tesón Jan 1992

The Kantian Theory Of International Law, Fernando R. Tesón

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This Article defends the view, first developed by Immanuel Kant, that international law and domestic justice are fundamentally connected.'


Beyond The New Role Morality For Lawyers, Rob Atkinson Jan 1992

Beyond The New Role Morality For Lawyers, Rob Atkinson

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