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Administrative Law
The Sources and Limits of Government Agency Power
First Edition
- Daniel L. Feldman - John Jay College of Criminal Justice, City University of New York
October 2015 | 264 pages | CQ Press
Why do unelected bureaucrats get to exercise power? What are the limits on those powers? What recourse do citizens have if bureaucrats abuse those powers?
Anyone working with government needs to know the answers to these questions. Administrative Law: The Sources and Limits of Government Agency Power concisely examines the everyday challenges of administrative responsibilities and provides students with a way to understand and manage the complicated mission that is governance. Written by leading scholar Daniel Feldman, the book avoids technical legal language, but at the same time provides solid coverage of legal principles and exemplar studies, which allows students to gain a clear understanding of a complicated and critical aspect of governance.
Anyone working with government needs to know the answers to these questions. Administrative Law: The Sources and Limits of Government Agency Power concisely examines the everyday challenges of administrative responsibilities and provides students with a way to understand and manage the complicated mission that is governance. Written by leading scholar Daniel Feldman, the book avoids technical legal language, but at the same time provides solid coverage of legal principles and exemplar studies, which allows students to gain a clear understanding of a complicated and critical aspect of governance.
Chapter 1: Overview; Non-delegation doctrine
Chapter 2: The Legitimacy of U.S. Government Agency Power
Chapter 3: Separation of Powers -- Legislative and Executive Control Over Administrative Agencies
Chapter 4: Imposing Rational Structure on Administrative Procedure; Discretionary and informal agency action
Chapter 5: Rulemaking
Chapter 6: Preemption and Judicial Review of Agency Rulemaking
Chapter 7: Adjudication
Chapter 8: Adjudication – how much process is due?
Chapter 9: Adjudication – substantial evidence rule; an example in practice
Chapter 10: Choice of rulemaking or adjudication
Chapter 11: Availability of Judicial Review
Chapter 12: Sovereign immunity and officer tort liability
Chapter 13: Government employment rights and due process
Chapter 14: “Transparency”: public access to government information
“Dan Feldman’s writing style is informal and clear, almost as if he were having a conversation with his readers. The closing format for each chapter and the vivid examples are engaging, as they are often readily related to contemporary events and problems."
Columbia Law School
“Administrative Law: The Sources and Limits of Government Agency Power is conversational and informative. It makes the difficult topics of administrative law clear and readable.”
American Bar Association Advisor to the 2010 Drafting Committee to Revise the Model State Administrative Procedure Act
“One of the major strengths of Feldman’s book is that is it eminently readable. It flows easily, is engaging and not at all difficult to follow. I especially like the real life examples. They are useful additions, enabling the reader to take the concepts set forth in each chapter and see how they can be applied, while including follow-up information about how courts viewed the administrators’ actions.”
Northwestern University
Did use once; but, the type of students entering the program may mean a book change.
Thank you
Public Administration Dept, Notre Dame De Namur University
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Did use once; but, the type of students entering the program may mean a book change.
Thank you
Public Administration Dept, Notre Dame De Namur University
February 19, 2018
