NCJ Number
143757
Date Published
1989
Length
308 pages
Annotation
This volume provides an introduction and overview of administrative law in the United States, with an emphasis on Federal administrative law.
Abstract
The text emphasizes that for most practicing attorneys the operative concerns of administrative justice are most often experienced at the agency level rather than in the courts. Individual chapters explain the two main areas of constitutional law, structural issues and individual rights, that are important to an understanding of administrative law, and the roles and relationships among Congress, the President, and the courts, and government agencies. Further chapters explain the scope of administrative law, the procedural forms of administrative action, nonjudicial controls of administrative actions, the role of the judicial system and the scope of judicial review, and the liability of public authorities and their agents. Specific cases are cited to illustrate the principles and issues discussed. Footnotes, list of cases, and index