David Driesen on Comparative Executive Power

Episode 561 of the Ipse Dixit podcast, hosted by CC0/Public Domain, titled "David Driesen on Comparative Executive Power" was published on May 13, 2020 and runs 32 minutes.

May 13, 2020 ·32m · Ipse Dixit

Summary

In this episode, David M. Driesen, University Professor of Law at Syracuse University College of Law, discusses his article "The Unitary Executive Theory in Comparative Context," which will be published in the Hastings Law Journal. Driesen begins by explaining the unitary executive theory and why he doesn't think it is constitutionally required. He argues that expanding executive power is unwise and can lead to autocracy, pointing to Hungary, Poland, and Turkey as examples. And he explain why we should be wary of arguments from unitary executive theorists that the President should have more authority to remove officials, among other things. Driesen is on Twitter at @dmdriesen.This episode was hosted by Brian L. Frye, Spears-Gilbert Associate Professor of Law at the University of Kentucky College of Law. Frye is on Twitter at @brianlfrye. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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