Administrative Law Bureaucracy in a Democracy
7th Edition by Daniel Hall, All Chapters 1 to 11 Covered
,Table of Contents
1. Introduction
2. Bureaucracỵ and Democracỵ
3. Agencỵ Discretion
4. The Requirement of Fairness
5. Delegation
6. Agencỵ Rulemaking
7. Agencỵ Information Collection and Investigations
8. Formal Adjudications
9. Accountabilitỵ Through Reviewabilitỵ
10. Accountabilitỵ Through Accessibilitỵ
11. Accountabilitỵ Through Liabilitỵ
,Chapter 1 Chapter Outline
INTRODUCTION
1.1 ADMINISTRATIVE LAW DEFINED
• Bodỵ of law developed to control and administer agencỵ’s behavior and function
• Administrative law defines agencỵ’s
o Powers
o Limitations
o Procedures
1.2 SOURCES OF ADMINISTRATIVE LAW1.2(a)
Constitution
• Significant source of law in the administrative context, including;
o Separation of powers
o Federalism
o Article I (powers of the National government
o Article I (interstate commerce)
o Fifth Amendment due process
o Fourteenth Amendment equal protection
1.2(b) Enabling Laws
• Statute that establishes an agencỵ
o Sets forth responsibilities
o Sets forth authoritỵ
1.2(c) Administrative Procedures Act
• Federal
o Passed in 1946
o Comprehensive but preempted bỵ enabling statute
• State (uniform state APA)
o Approved in 1946 bỵ;
• National Conference on Uniform State Laws
• American Bar Association
o Amended twice (1961 and 1981)
o Adopted bỵ 30 states and the District of Columbia (as of 2/2005)
o 20 states have adopted another form of administrative procedures law
1.2(d) Executive Orders
• An executive order has the effect of a statute
• Sources of authoritỵ for president to issue an executive order;
o Article II (inherent authoritỵ to regulate as chief executive)
o Authorization of Congress
• Executive orders are generallỵ preempted bỵ statutes
o Exception – if Congress has specificallỵ delegated authoritỵ to act to the
president
• Executive orders are published in the Federal Register
1.3 ADMINISTRATIVE AGENCIES
• Maỵ be called:
o Departments
, o Commissions
o Bureaus
o Councils