LAW450
Administrative Law
(Bryden)
Prerequisite courses:
Prerequisite for:
Instructor(s): Professor Philip Bryden
Course credit: 3
Method of presentation: Lecture
METHOD OF EVALUATION
Students will be evaluated using two techniques. First, four multiple-choice quizzes administered during class
time over the course of the term will be used to determine 40% of the grade. Second, there will be a two-hour
open book final examination held during the normal examination period. It will determine the other 60% of the
grade.
COURSE DESCRIPTION
This course explores the relationship between the legislative, executive, and judicial branches of government.
More specifically, the course explores the legal rules and principles that limit the exercise of administrative
action by the state. These rules and principles address both the procedures used to make legally valid
decisions and the substance of those decisions. The course also addresses the legal rules and principles that
govern judicial review of administrative action. The course focuses on helping students to apply legal rules and
principles to develop and evaluate potential solutions to problems in concrete fact situations. Class time will be
devoted to enabling students to work in both small and large groups to discuss problems.
SPECIAL COMMENTS
Description updated 2021-22. Please contact the instructor for any specific questions you may have related to this particular course section.
REQUIRED TEXTS (IF ANY):
Gus Van Harten, Gerald Heckman, David Mullan and Janna Promislow, Administrative Law: Cases, Text, and
Materials, 7th edition (Toronto: Emond Publishing, 2015).