BPA1203 Administrative Law

This course introduces students to the fundamental legal concepts regarding administrative law and the administrative process. It also examines the field of ethics and shows how ethical principles are applied to administrative agencies to ensure not only legal but also moral government decision-making. Administrative law is the body of law concerned with the actions of administrative agencies. The course thus examines how administrative agencies are created, how they exercise their powers, how they make laws and policy formally as well as informally, the laws that govern agency rule making and adjudications.

Course Objectives
 By the end of the course students will be able to:

• Describe principles of doctrine of separation of powers and checks and balances
• Outline the conditions under which agency actions are reviewed and remedied by the courts and legislative branch of government.

Learning outcomes
 By the end of the course students should be able to:

• Appreciate the fundamental legal concepts regarding administrative law and the administrative process.
• Examine how administrative agencies are created, how they exercise their powers, how they make laws and policy formally as well as informally, the laws that govern agency rulemaking and adjudications.