450 Administrative Law (Lewans)

LAW450

Administrative Law

(Lewans)

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Instructor(s): Professor Matthew Lewans

Course credit: 3

Method of presentation: Lecture

METHOD OF EVALUATION

Students can elect to be evaluated in two different ways:(1) based solely upon their performance on a final exam worth 100% of the final grade; or (2) based upon their performance on a take-home midterm assignment worth 30% of the final grade, with the remainder being assessed on the basis of a final exam worth 70% of the final grade.

COURSE DESCRIPTION

This course explores the relationship between the legislative, executive, and judicial branches of government. More specifically, it concerns the legal principles that justify judicial review of administrative action. Specific topics include: the rule of law, procedural fairness, substantive reasonableness, standards of judicial review, abuse of discretion, and the relationship between judicial review and the Charter of Rights and Freedoms. This course provides students with both theoretical and practical knowledge regarding the practice of administrative law and judicial review.

SPECIAL COMMENTS

Description updated 2015-16. Please contact the instructor for any specific questions you may have related to this particular course section.

REQUIRED TEXTS (IF ANY):

Gus Van Hartern, Gerald Heckman, and David Mullan, Administrative Law: Cases, Text, and Materials, 6th edition (Toronto: Emond Montgomery, 2010).