Administrative Law

• One of the most widely-read intoductory texts on administrative law, this book is a must for all students studying public law
• The clear and comprehensive framework allows for a better understanding of the law, and reflects the sweeping transformation of administrative law in the modern era

Readership: Undergraduate and postgraduate students studying administrative law, students of government studies and politics

Peter Cane, Distinguished Professor of Law, Australian National University College of Law

For 20 years Peter Cane taught law at Corpus Christi College, Oxford. Since 1997 he has been a research Professor of Law at the Australian National University in Canberra. He is a Corresponding Fellow of the British Academy and has written extensively on English and Australian administrative law. Other books include The new Oxford Companion to Law edited with Joanne Conaghan (OUP, 2008). He has taught comparative administrative law at the University of Texas at Austin.

Part I: Introduction
1: Administrative Law and Public Administration
2: The Institutional Framework of Public Administration
Part II: The Normative Framework of Public Administration
3: The Tasks and Functions of Public Administration
Section A: Public Law Norms
4: Procedure
5: Openness
6: Reasoning
7: Substance
Section B: Private Law Norms
8: Tort
9: Contract
10: Unjust Enrichment
Part III: Accountability and Administrative Justice
Section A: Courts and Tribunals
11: Judicial Review: Institutions, Nature, and Mechanics
12: Judicial Review: Availability and Access
13: Judicial Review: Remedies
14: Appeals
15: Civil Claims
Section B: Beyond Courts and Tribunals
16: The Bureaucracy
17: Parliament
18: Ombudsmen
19: An Administrative Justice System?
Part IV: The Values and Effects of Administrative Law
20.1: What is Administrative Law For?
20.2: The Impact of Administration Law on Public Administration