The Province of Administrative Law

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During the period 1987-1997, administrative law has experienced remarkable development. It has consistently been one of the most dynamic and potent areas of legal innovation and of judicial activism. Largely through the mechanism of judicial review the judges in several jurisdictions have extended the ambit of the traditional remedies, partly in response to a perceived need to fill an accountability vacuum created by the privatization of public enterprises, the contracting-out of public services, and the deregulation of industry and commerce. The essays in this volume focus upon these and other shifts in administrative law, and in doing so they draw upon the experiences of several jurisdictions: the UK, the US, Canada, Australia and New Zealand. The result is a broad analysis of the scope, development and future direction of administrative law.

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...this collection broadens and deepens the debate about the scope of administrative law. It is thoroughly recommended. -- Ivan Hare * Cambridge Law Journal *
...the book deserves to be a standard point of reference for many years to come. -- Nicholas Bamforth * Modern Law Review *
a must for anyone studying either the common law perspective of law, or those comparing the common law system with that of the continental system. -- A. Mantzoros * European Review of Public Law *
...a weighty contribution to the advancement of knowledge and understanding of the role and substance of administrative law in the context of rapidly shifting notions of public power. -- Hugh Corder, University of Cape Town * University of Toronto Law Journal *

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Mike Taggart is Alexander Turner Professor of Law at the University of Auckland.