ADMINISTRATIVE LAW (PB)

This guide delivers to students a stimulating and accessible understanding of one of the most complex areas of law. Administration Law:

• Places administrative law clearly within its historical, political and social framework
• Provides a detailed analysis of administrative policies and judicial decisions
• Examines difficult and controversial questions raised and suggests solutions
• Offers invaluable comparisons with other jurisdictions including the USA
• Covers all the main topics common to the majority of undergraduate law programmes
• Includes two new chapters on judicial review of fact and on judicial review and equality
• Covers the impact of the Human Rights Act 1998 and the plethora of case law the Act has generated
• Examines key case law including: Ghaidan, A v Home Secretary, Carson, Hooper, and Nadarajah
• Discusses the latest legislation including: Constitutional Reform Act 2005, Inquiries Act 2005, Government of Wales Act 2006 and Tribunals, Courts and Enforcement Act 2007

• The administrative system
  • The nature and purpose of administrative law
  • The administrative system: a historical perspective
  • Parliament and the executive
  • Agencies and non-departmental public bodies
  • Contract, service provision and governance
  • Local government, local governance and democracy
  • Devolution, Wales and Scotland
  • Information, standards and complaints
  • Tribunals and inquiries
  • The European community
  • A case study: competition and regulation
• Judicial review
  • Natural justice: hearings
  • Natural justice: bias and independence
  • Jurisdiction and error of law
  • Review of fact and evidence
  • The Human Rights Act and judicial review
  • The Human Rights Act, judicial review and equality
  • Failure to exercise discretion
  • Abuse of discretion: illegality
  • Abuse of discretion: irrationality, reasonableness and proportionality
  • Abuse of discretion: legitimate expectations
  • Rule making
  • Invalidity
• Remedies
  • Standing
  • The judicial remedies
  • Remedies and reform
  • Remedies: exclusion of review
  • Public interest immunity and crown liability
  • Tort and restitution