Dr Thomas Poole, F7.19

This course is optional for 2nd or 3rd year LLB students and BA Anthropology and Law. The course is available as an outside option where regulations permit and is especially appropriate for students of government and politics. Also available to General Course students.

The course examines the law relating to public administration and, in particular, the possibilities, limitations and desirability of legal intervention.

Theories of Administrative Law; Administrative Law and New Public Management; Administrative Law and Risk; Regulation & the Financial Crisis; Creating a Human Rights Culture; the Dark Side of the State: Terrorism and the Law; Judicial Review; Public Inquiries; Global Administrative Law.

20 two-hour Seminars (LL201) held weekly.

Students are expected to submit two essays during the year.

Detailed readings will be provided at the start of the course. Main texts: Harlow & Rawlings, Law and Administration (3rd ed., 2009); P Cane, An Introduction to Administrative Law (4th ed, 2004).

75% of the mark will be a 3-hour written examination in the ST in which students answer 3 questions.  25% will be by an assessed essay of 4,000-5,000 words in length, chosen by the student in consultation with the teacher.