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    Challenges→A normative theory of adjudication derived from constitutional political economy must be structural, describing the structure of adjudication rather than dictating judicial motivation directly.

    If the self-interest premise is empirically contestable, the argument that motivation cannot be directly addressed collapses, leaving structural design as merely one normative option among several.

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    Empirically contestable(as used in epistemology (theory of knowledge))
    Something that can be tested or proven wrong by real-world observation and evidence, rather than being logically certain.
    Motivation(what makes people choose to do things)
    The desires, goals, or reasons that drive someone to act in a particular way.
    directly addressed(as used in argumentation and logic)
    Dealing with something head-on or solving it straight-forwardly, rather than indirectly or through side effects.
    normative(in ethics and philosophy)
    Relating to how things should be or what people ought to do, rather than just describing how things actually are.
    self-interest premise(as used in ethics and political philosophy)

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    The assumption that people are always motivated by what benefits themselves personally, rather than by concern for others or larger principles.
    structural design(as used in political and social philosophy)
    The way institutions, systems, or organizations are set up and arranged—like laws, economies, or social rules—to shape how people behave.

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