Course Description

Law-5213 Administrative Law: 3 hours

Administrative Law addresses the powers of and limitations on administrative agencies, which affect private interests through making rules, adjudicating cases, conducting agency investigations and inspections, and making public pronouncements. Very little coverage is given in this course to the substantive laws that agencies produce through their rule-making power; those subjects are treated in specific substantive courses such as Labor Law, Environmental Law, Unfair Trade, Securities, and so forth. Because of the number and range of federal and state agencies, the Administrative Law course seeks to establish a general frame-work for all agencies. Constitutional principles are examined and applied to administrative problems to ensure that persons affected at various stages of administrative action are protected from arbitrary and unfair treatment. Administrative Law is a procedural course with the U.S. Constitution as the cornerstone. For that reason, Constitutional Law II is a recommended prerequisite. The general scope of the course includes: why administrative agencies are created; why the delegation of authority to agencies is valid under the Constitution; judicial control of agencies, including the Administrative Procedures Act, judicial review, standing, and exhaustion of administrative remedies; and due process requirements. Academic Status Block B course

• Is a Bar Course
• Is a Perspective Course

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