Administrative Law Matters

Commentary on developments in administrative law, particularly judicial review of administrative action by common law courts.

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Administrative Law: A Values-Based Approach

I have a new essay on SSRN, “Administrative Law: A Values-Based Approach“, prepared for the inaugural Public Law Conference at the University of Cambridge later this year. Here is the abstract: I focus in this essay on judicial review of administrative action, looking at the subject “from the inside, trying to make sense of lawyers’ […] Read more

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Common Law Restraints on Discretionary Powers: S156-2013 v. Minister for Immigration and Border Protection, [2014] HCA 22

An old debate in administrative law concerns the appropriate role of courts in imposing common law restrictions on discretionary powers. For example, when a statute says “X may, in his absolute discretion, do Y”, are any limitations of fairness or rationality implied by the common law? The modern tendency has been to admit that there […] Read more