Temporary Legislation
| Title: | Temporary Legislation |
| Author: | Gersen, Jacob E. |
| Citation: | Jacob Gersen, Temporary Legislation, 74 U. Chi. L. Rev. 247 (2007). |
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| Abstract: | This paper provides a descriptive, positive, and normative analysis of temporary legislation, statutes containing a clause terminating legal authority on a specified future date. Notwithstanding the fact that a significant portion of the legislative docket consists of statutes that terminate automatically absent affirmative Congressional reauthorization in the future, the political dynamics of such statutes remain significantly under-theorized. Yet, temporary statutes have a long and storied pedigree both in the United States and elsewhere. After a historical overview, the paper outlines the major conceptual features of temporary statutes and demonstrates the implications for allocations of power and responsibility within and among the three branches of government, with a particular emphasis on the political economy of temporary legislation. Lastly, using a mixture of theoretical analysis and a case study, the paper argues for greater reliance on temporary statutes as a mechanism for responding to newly recognized risks. |
| Published Version: | http://lawreview.uchicago.edu/sites/lawreview.uchicago.edu/files/uploads/74.1/74_1_Gersen.pdf |
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http://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=911603
www.law.uchicago.edu/files/files/296.pdf |
| Citable link to this page: | http://nrs.harvard.edu/urn-3:HUL.InstRepos:11350524 |
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