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"This book investigates the conceptual structure of the distinction between creation and application of law, ranging widely across philosophy of law and philosophy of language, and incorporating a substantial discussion of the historical and philosophical foundations of administrative law. The book problematises critiques and offers the first analytical reconstruction of the distinction between creation and application of law within the structure of constitutional democracy. The argument straddles legal and political theory and builds upon cutting-edge insights from different philosophical disciplines, while also casting new light on long-standing issues in constitutional theory, such as the separation of powers doctrine."--