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Political Questions And Political Remedies, Jonathan R. Siegel
Political Questions And Political Remedies, Jonathan R. Siegel
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Defenders of the political question doctrine sometimes observe that the lack of a judicial remedy for a constitutional violation does not deprive injured parties of all remedy, because injured parties can pursue a political or an electoral remedy - they can seek relief at the ballot box or in the political process. This essay criticizes that argument. Political and electoral remedies for constitutional violations are ineffective for important practical and theoretical reasons that grow out of the different structures of the judicial, political, and electoral processes. The judicial process focuses each case on a particular issue; candidates in elections always …
The Constitutionality Of International Delegations, Edward T. Swaine
The Constitutionality Of International Delegations, Edward T. Swaine
GW Law Faculty Publications & Other Works
Does the continuing assignment of legislative power to international institutions like the WTO, NAFTA, and the U.N. infringe the U.S. Constitution? The political controversy over the continued reliance on such organizations, and the potential effect on welfarist and democratic values, is increasingly perceived to have a legal dimension. Recent scholarship has taken two radically different views. One recent strain takes the position that such delegations are constitutionally problematic, chiefly in terms of the nondelegation doctrine and federalism, and proposes that the gap between these principles and constitutional practice be reduced. But others argue that these doctrines lack legal or normative …