CRIM 135 Chapter Notes - Chapter 9: Ultra Vires, Natural Justice, Unemployment Benefits
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Administrative law: the state and its duty to be fair. Administrative law: a form of public law that obligates the state to act fairly in the practice of government. The law, which applies to decisions of the bureaucracy and of government-appointed tribunals, implies a responsibility to deliver services in an equitable manner. It shares many similarities with constitutional law, criminal law, and family law, but it is still separate. It does not spring from the constitution act, and the criminal code, or the divorce act. There are statutes specific to certain realms of administrative las: labour relations, worker"s compensation, parole, employment insurance, radio-television communications. Administrative law concerns the relationship between the state and the individual citizen. Administrative law has been termed: the law of the public power in its relations with ordinary citizens, the day to day public law. Delegation, interdelegation, and the powers accorded within administrative.