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DESCRIPTION:In The Concept of Law\, HLA Hart famously debunked Jeremy Benth
 am and John Austin’s command theory of law. The command theory\, in short\
 , argues that law is best understood as a series of commands that legal su
 bjects habitually obey. One of Hart’s rejoinders to the command theory was
  that power-conferring rules cannot fit this definition without grotesque 
 contortion. Legal powers are facilities which enable power-holders to brin
 g about legal changes\, such as the power to make a contract. Power-confer
 ring rules therefore are not commands to be obeyed by the power-holder\, b
 ut are instructions\, which if followed\, bring about consequences that ar
 e valid in law.\n\nIn this session of the DCL Research Series\, 9IÖÆ×÷³§Ãâ·Ñ Law
  DCL candidate Jo Murray will discuss the nature of power-conferring rules
  in the context of unwritten constitutionalism\, administrative law\, and 
 fiduciary law.\n\nIn particular\, she will argue that legal powers generat
 e valid legal consequences through interactivity. Therefore\, we might bet
 ter define legal powers as interpersonal-actions-in-law. This formulation 
 is suggestive of a constitutive connection between the rule of law and leg
 al powers\, and lays the groundwork for a theory of judicial review that e
 xplains how administrative agencies' powers are also established and gener
 ated through\, as opposed to only limited and constrained by\, the rule of
  law.\n\n9IÖÆ×÷³§Ãâ·Ñ Law DCL candidate Upasana Dasgupta will be the main discus
 sant.\n\nThe DCL Research Series takes place several times during the acad
 emic year. It's a platform for DCL candidates and other scholars to share 
 their research and receive feedback.\n\nAll are welcome to attend! For mor
 e info\, contact the series’ convener\, Ivan Ozai (ivan.ozai [at] mail.mcg
 ill.ca).\n
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LOCATION:NCDH 316\, Chancellor Day Hall\, CA\, QC\, Montreal\, H3A 1W9\, 36
 44 rue Peel
SUMMARY:DCL Research Series: The Constitution of Power
URL:/law/channels/event/dcl-research-series-constituti
 on-power-320839
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