Document Type
Article
Publication Date
7-3-2016
Abstract
Administrative law constrains and directs the behavior of officials in the many governmental bodies responsible for implementing legislation and handling governance responsibilities on a daily basis. This field of law consists of procedures for decision making by these administrative bodies, including rules about transparency and public participation. It also encompasses oversight practices provided by legislatures, courts, and elected executives. The way that administrative law affects the behavior of government officials holds important implications for the fulfillment of democratic principles as well as effective governance in society. This paper highlights salient political theory and legal issues fundamental to the U.S. administrative state but with relevance to the design and application of administrative law in any jurisdiction.
Keywords
Administrative agencies, administrative process, benefit-cost analysis, courts, delegation, democracy, governance, government, judicial review, oversight, procedure, regulation, regulatory impact analysis
Publication Title
International Encyclopedia of Social & Behavioral Sciences
Repository Citation
Coglianese, Cary, "Administrative Law: The U.S. and Beyond" (2016). All Faculty Scholarship. 1656.
https://scholarship.law.upenn.edu/faculty_scholarship/1656
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Administrative Law Commons, Law and Politics Commons, Policy History, Theory, and Methods Commons, Political Theory Commons, President/Executive Department Commons, Public Administration Commons, Public Law and Legal Theory Commons
Publication Citation
In International Encyclopedia of Social & Behavioral Sciences (James D. Wright ed., 2d ed. 2015).