The Unitary Executive in a Unified Theory of Constituional Law: The Problem of Interpretation

Authors

Geoffrey P. Miller, University of Chicago Law School

Abstract

Among theoretical issues in the area of federal separation of powers, the status of the Unitary Executive may be the most controversial: To what extent does the Constitution establish the President as a national chief executive with ultimate authority over activities of national administration? In this paper, I propose a model of the Unitary Executive which differs in some respects from prior work, including my own work on independent agencies, which I now view as incomplete. The model is grounded in a unified theory of constitutional law-i.e., a theory that includes issues both of rights and of structure within a single conceptual system.

Keywords

Constitutional Law, Business and the Law, Legal History

Disciplines

Constitutional Law | Law | Legal History

Recommended Citation

Geoffrey P. Miller, The Unitary Executive in a Unified Theory of Constituional Law: The Problem of Interpretation, 15 Cardozo L. Rev. 201 (1993).
Available at: https://larc.cardozo.yu.edu/clr/vol15/iss1/18