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Law and politics are often so interdependent that it is difficult to define one without reference to the other. Lawyers work within institutions that are shaped by the politics of agencies, courts, legislatures, the electorate, and the international system. Legal institutions, in turn, have reciprocal effects on the distribution, use, and limits of political power. Whether one examines a president's power over government agencies, legislative responses to judicial decisions, or the impact of international agreements,
Accordingly, research at the intersection of law and political science investigates some of the most interesting and fundamental questions in both fields. These include (among others): How do law enforcement agencies police themselves to avoid corruption, when their own personnel often have such strong incentives to resist oversight? Why and when do federal agencies or international organizations sometimes issue regulations contrary to the interests of those who created them? Who has power within legislative assemblies, and how is that power shaped by developments outside the legislature? What explains differences in the institutions of representative government across jurisdictions? How (much) does money influence politics under different systems of campaign finance regulation? What explains the votes of regulatory commissioners on telecommunications policy? What forces make it easier (or harder) for a country to comply with international law? How should legal responsibilities be allocated across organizations? How do laws and law-like systems of social norms affect public attitudes or corporate behavior? And how do independent regulatory institutions emerge in developing countries?
This section is defined as rules and principles governing a community and enforced by a political authority; matters having to do with the control and administration of public policy in a political unit; the study of the processes, principles, and structure of government and of political institutions. The body of rules and principles governing the affairs of a community and enforced by a political authority. The prevention, investigation, apprehension, and detention of individuals suspected or convicted of offenses against the criminal laws.
Political Science studies human relationships involving power, rule and authority. It is about how societies govern themselves and understanding different ways of thinking about how societies ought to be governed. It focuses on how nations relate to each other in a global polity, and the political behaviour of individuals and groups that occurs in all societies. It is about those who exercise political power in society and those who do not.
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