Administrative law : bureaucracy in a democracy
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Administrative law : bureaucracy in a democracy
Pearson Prentice Hall, c2009
4rd ed
Available at 2 libraries
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Includes bibliographical references and index
Description and Table of Contents
Description
Using carefully edited cases, this book examines administrative law in the context of accountability and discusses administrative agencies and the laws that govern their behavior. Written in a straightforward style, it uses a theme of democracy to connect a variety of administrative law topics. Written in a straightforward style, it uses a theme of democracy to connect a variety of administrative law topics. Its flexible presentation combines both narrative and cases, which offers an easy way to include materials most relevant to the course. This edition features recent Supreme Court decisions, new sections on ethical expectations and liability, expanded coverage of computerized research, and a continued emphasis on the law, legal reasoning and agency accountability.
Table of Contents
Table of Contents
1. Introduction
2. Bureaucracy and Democracy
3. Agency Discretion
4. The Requirement of Fairness
5. Delegation
6. Agency Rulemaking
7. Agency Investigations and Information Collection
8. Formal Adjudications
9. Accountability through Reviewability
10. Accountability through Accessibility
11. Accountability through Liability
Appendix A: Constitution of the United States of America
Appendix B: Administrative Procedure Act Excerpts
Appendix C: Selected Executive Orders
Appendix D: Researching Administrative Law Issues
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