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Conflict of interest in legislation; the interests of the poor and the interests of the rich. A personification of corrupt legislation weighs a bag of money and denies an appeal of poverty. Regulating conflict of interest in government is one of the aims of political ethics. Public officials are expected to put service to the public and their ...
A government interest is compelling if it is essential or necessary rather than a matter of choice, preference, or discretion. [1] When government action infringes an individual's fundamental rights, the government must show that the government's action is necessary to achieve a compelling government interest. The protection of public health ...
In politics, a revolving door can refer to two distinct phenomena.. Primarily, it denotes a situation wherein personnel move between roles as legislators or regulators in the public sector, and as employees or lobbyists of industries (affected by state legislation and regulations) in the private sector.
Étienne Chouard argues that elected officials have a conflict-of-interest when it comes to creating the rules by which power is distributed in a democracy, such as in drafting constitutions. He argues for sortition (e.g. Citizens' assemblies) as ideal for this type of decision-making. [ 37 ]
Original intent is a theory in law concerning constitutional and statutory interpretation. It is frequently used as a synonym for originalism; while original intent is one theory in the originalist family, it has some salient differences which has led originalists from more predominant schools of thought such as original meaning to distinguish original intent as much as legal realists do.
The Conflict of Interest Act, which replaced the Conflict of Interest and Post-Employment Code for Public Office Holders came into force on July 9, 2007. The Conflict of Interest Act was enacted as part of the 2006 Federal Accountability Act, creating for the first time a legislative framework for conflict of interest for public office holders ...
The interests of the agency's constituency (the interest groups) are met, while the needs of consumers (which may be the general public) are passed over. [ 20 ] That public administration may result in benefiting a small segment of the public in this way, may be viewed as problematic for the popular concept of democracy if the general welfare ...
The problem worsens when there is a greater discrepancy of interests and information between the principal and agent, as well as when the principal lacks the means to punish the agent. [2] The deviation from the principal's interest by the agent is called "agency costs". [3]