ADL2601
ASSIGNMENT 1 (SEMESTER 1)
DUE DATE: March 2025
Written Assignment Submission Guidelines:
Please ensure that your assignment is submitted electronically through the myUnisa platform no
later than March 2025. Kindly note that fax or email submissions will not be accepted.
NB: Assignment submitted to the lecturer(s) through email will not be considered.
QUESTION 1
1. Discuss the meaning and nature of judicial review and appeal in the context of administrative
law. [10]
ANSWER:
Judicial Review and Appeal in Administrative Law
Judicial review is a process by which courts examine the actions of administrative bodies or officials
to ensure that they act within the law and do not exceed their powers. Judicial review primarily
focuses on ensuring that the decision-making process followed by the administration complies with
legal standards, including fairness, reasonableness, and adherence to statutory powers. It does not
involve re-evaluating the merits of the decision but rather scrutinizing the legality and process of
the decision-making.
Appeal, on the other hand, is a process where a higher authority reviews the decision of a lower
body to determine whether it was correct. In administrative law, appeals often focus on the merits
of the decision, not just the legality or process followed in reaching it.
ASSIGNMENT 1 (SEMESTER 1)
DUE DATE: March 2025
Written Assignment Submission Guidelines:
Please ensure that your assignment is submitted electronically through the myUnisa platform no
later than March 2025. Kindly note that fax or email submissions will not be accepted.
NB: Assignment submitted to the lecturer(s) through email will not be considered.
QUESTION 1
1. Discuss the meaning and nature of judicial review and appeal in the context of administrative
law. [10]
ANSWER:
Judicial Review and Appeal in Administrative Law
Judicial review is a process by which courts examine the actions of administrative bodies or officials
to ensure that they act within the law and do not exceed their powers. Judicial review primarily
focuses on ensuring that the decision-making process followed by the administration complies with
legal standards, including fairness, reasonableness, and adherence to statutory powers. It does not
involve re-evaluating the merits of the decision but rather scrutinizing the legality and process of
the decision-making.
Appeal, on the other hand, is a process where a higher authority reviews the decision of a lower
body to determine whether it was correct. In administrative law, appeals often focus on the merits
of the decision, not just the legality or process followed in reaching it.
