Judicial Review and the ‘Control of Government’
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 11587141 |
|---|---|
| Authors | H F Rawlings (University of Bristol, corresponding author) |
| Year | 1986 |
| Volume | 64 |
| Issue | 2 |
| Pages | 135-145 |
| Publication date | 1986-06-01 |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Public Administration (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0033-3298 • E-ISSN: 1467-9299 |
| Publisher | Wiley (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1111/j.1467-9299.1986.tb00611.x |
| OpenAlex | W1994126246 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 7 |
| References cited | 6 |
Administrative law is traditionally said to be concerned with the ‘control of government’, and judicial review of administrative action is said to be the primary mechanism of ‘control’. It is argued that judicial review fails in any significant sense to control central government. Explanations for this include the ability of the executive, acting through the legislature it controls, to reverse or nullify judicial decisions: the characteristics of the civil service which, in the absence of any significant legal training as a condition of employment, tend not to be aware of the significance of administrative law principles; and the imprecision of those principles, which make them inadequate as a guide to determine administrative processes. If administrative lawyers do in fact seek to establish control over central government, some at least of those problems must be faced, perhaps by the creation of a body of principles of administration
Action (physics · Administration (probate law · Administrative law · Business · Civil service · Control (management · Economics · Government (linguistics · Judicial review · Law and economics · Legislature · Management · Political science · Public service · Service (business · Sociology · Judicial and Constitutional Studies · Law · Legal principles and applications · Ombudsman and Human Rights · Public Administration
Judicial Review
The Political and Administrative Consequences of Judicial Review
The impact of the Scottish Public Services Ombudsman on administrative decision-making in local authority housing departments
Postindustrialism and the changing face of administrative litigation in England, 1960–1985
Institutional maturity and challenges for integrity bodies
Managerialism, Administrative Justice and Public service Reform in Britain
The Incorporated Company as an Instrument of Government
| Citations per year | 0.18 |
|---|---|
| Citation span | 1988 - 2012 (25) |
| Highly cited | No |