Law’s Abnegation

Law’s Abnegation

Author: Adrian Vermeule

Publisher: Harvard University Press

Published: 2016-11-14

Total Pages: 267

ISBN-13: 0674971442

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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.