Administrative law

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Administrative law

Administrative law (/ədˌmɪnɪˈstreɪtɪv lɔː/) is a branch of public law that governs the activities of administrative agencies of government.

Etymology

The term "administrative law" is derived from the Latin word 'administrare' which means to care for or to manage.

Definition

Administrative law involves the study and interpretation of laws that govern administrative agencies, including rules, regulations, and procedures established by these agencies. It also includes the behavior of the administrative agencies while implementing the public policies, delivering public services, and regulating private conduct.

Related Terms

  • Public law: The part of law which governs relationships between individuals and the government, and those relationships between individuals which are of direct concern to society.
  • Administrative agencies: These are public authorities, other than courts and legislatures, which affect the rights of private parties through either adjudication, rulemaking, investigating, prosecuting, negotiating, settling, or informally acting.
  • Rulemaking: The process that executive and independent agencies use to create, or promulgate, regulations.
  • Adjudication: The legal process by which an arbiter or judge reviews evidence and argumentation, including legal reasoning set forth by opposing parties or litigants to come to a decision which determines rights and obligations between the parties involved.

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