1. Evaluate the degree to which the principles of administrative law are realised in the law of the UK.

Knowledge and understanding,
Analysis

2. Explain, apply and evaluate the core concepts and processes of administrative law.

Knowledge and understanding, Analysis
Application

3. Explain and evaluate the operation of Administrative Law in the UK, with particular reference to relevant conventions and statutory provisions, which govern the relationship between citizen and state.

Knowledge and understanding,
Learning and Enquiry

The exam will comprise two sections. It will have a multiple-choice question section, which will include questions from across the module. It will also have a section requiring students to complete answers to an essay question. As such, the exam will enable students to demonstrate that they meet all three learning outcomes (LOs 1, 2, and 3)

Judicial review;
Tribunals;
Public sector ombudsman;
the European Convention on Human Rights and the Human Rights Act 1998.

This module will introduce students to the primary elements of administrative law in the UK and enable them to appreciate how the constitutional principles of parliamentary sovereignty, separation of powers and the rule of law are realised. It will also introduce students to the law of judicial review and to the UK’s system of tribunals and public sector ombudsman. Finally, the module will facilitate students’ further understanding of the relationship between the European Convention on Human Rights and the Human Rights Act 1998 and how the latter protects the Convention rights of UK citizens.

This module will prepare students who work in public law to identify and analyse cases for judicial review. Students will gain an understanding of the process of bringing a case to the Administrative Court, and the process followed to do so. Students will be able to assess the incorporation of international treaties into domestic legislation and understand the process that occurs in Parliament when treaties introduced in domestic legislation. In their careers, students will apply the practical knowledge from this module to engage in all areas of the judiciary.

The delivery of the module will be via weekly lectures and weekly workshops. Together these will compose 39 hours of direct contact with the tutor. Students will also be expected to engage in 161 hours of guided independent study.

Lectures will be designed to provide a focus and context for students. While they will be predominantly tutor led, they will also be in part interactive, with topics being explored by means of questions and answers. Attendance at lectures is compulsory and students will be expected to undertake any specified preparation beforehand. Where appropriate, a handout will be distributed at the start of the lecture will guide the student through the issues discussed in the lecture.

The workshops will enable students to deepen their knowledge and understanding of the topics introduced in the lectures. As with the lectures, attendance is compulsory and preparation beforehand essential. Preparation will take the form of directed reading and independent research thus allowing the student the ability to take increasing responsibility and ownership of their own learning. Students will be expected to communicate complex legal issues effectively. In this way, students will further develop their inter-personal skills, legal research skills, legal reasoning skills, problem solving and critical analysis skills.

The VLE will specify or contain the materials to be read prior to attending classes.

Elliott M and Thomas R, Public Law (5h edn, OUP 2024)

Leyland P and Anthony G, Administrative Law (8th edn, OUP 2016)

Wade W and Forsyth C, Administrative Law (12th edn, OUP 2022)

In addition to the above texts, students will have access to a number of resources via the Library, including
Texts

Elliott M and Varuhas JNE, Administrative Law: Text and Materials (5th edn, OUP 2016)
Endicott T, Administrative Law (5th edn, OUP 2021)
Loveland I, Constitutional Law, Administrative Law, and Human Rights: A Critical Introduction (9th edn, OUP 2021)
Parpworth N, Constitutional and Administrative Law (12th edn, OUP 2022)

Databases
Students will have access to Lexis and Westlaw

Journals
The Library also has access to a variety of relevant journal titles