Administrative Law

Catalog description

A basic course in the law governing administrative agencies. Although the course materials focus on the development of federal administrative law, the legal principles studied have wide applicability in the governance of state and local agencies. Among the several themes pursued in the course are judicial review of agency action; the balance between procedural fairness and the efficient accomplishment of legislative purposes; the exercise of administrative power through rule-making and adjudication; and the implications for administrative law caused by a major shift in activity from economic regulatory agencies to benefit-conferring agencies.