Book contents
- The Cambridge Handbook of Constitutional Theory
- The Cambridge Handbook of Constitutional Theory
- Copyright page
- Contents
- Figures
- Contributors
- Frontispiece
- Preface and Acknowledgements
- 1 Introduction
- Part I Values
- Part II Modalities
- Part III Institutions
- Part III. A The State
- Part III. B The Executive
- Part III. C The Democratic System
- Part III D The Legal System
- 48 Constitutional Courts and Supreme Courts
- 49 Judicial Independence
- 50 Bills of Rights
- 51 Administrative Law
- 52 Horizontal Effect
- Part III E The Global System
- Part IV Challenges for Constitutional Democracy
- Bibliography
- Index
- References
51 - Administrative Law
from Part III D - The Legal System
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 27 March 2025
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Book contents
- The Cambridge Handbook of Constitutional Theory
- The Cambridge Handbook of Constitutional Theory
- Copyright page
- Contents
- Figures
- Contributors
- Frontispiece
- Preface and Acknowledgements
- 1 Introduction
- Part I Values
- Part II Modalities
- Part III Institutions
- Part III. A The State
- Part III. B The Executive
- Part III. C The Democratic System
- Part III D The Legal System
- 48 Constitutional Courts and Supreme Courts
- 49 Judicial Independence
- 50 Bills of Rights
- 51 Administrative Law
- 52 Horizontal Effect
- Part III E The Global System
- Part IV Challenges for Constitutional Democracy
- Bibliography
- Index
- References
Summary
This chapter argues that the relationship between administrative law and constitutional law is significant and that this relationship sheds light on the nature of both areas of law. The chapter develops the idea that administrative law regulates delegates and constitutional law regulates delegators. This idea, the chapter argues, helps us make sense of the nature and content of administrative law, as well as how it relates to constitutional law.
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- The Cambridge Handbook of Constitutional Theory , pp. 902 - 916Publisher: Cambridge University PressPrint publication year: 2025
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