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    It is not the case that If judges are bound by role-specific duties arising from law's internal logic, a normative theory can address judicial motivation directly rather than only structurally.

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    • 1.Judges' actual motivations are shaped by politics, psychology, and incentives—not abstract logic internal to legal systems.
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    • 2.Claiming law has 'internal logic' presupposes contestable jurisprudential positions that aren't universally accepted by theorists.
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    • 3.Role-specific duties cannot directly address motivation without external enforcement mechanisms and institutional structures backing them.
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    • 1.Law's internal logic creates intelligible role obligations that judges can understand and internalize as reasons for action.
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    • 2.Structural constraints alone cannot ensure judicial compliance; normative internalization of role duties provides additional motivation.
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    • 3.Professional ethics based on role-specific duties have successfully motivated behavior in other fields like medicine and accounting.
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