Guides: PSCI 4490: Policymaking Process: Administrative Law

What is Administrative Law?

Administrative law is the body of law that governs the activities of administrative agencies of government. Government agency action can include rule making, adjudication, or the enforcement of a specific regulatory agenda. Administrative law is considered a branch of public law.

The "Administrative Law" and "Administrative Procedure Act" pages from Wikipedia provide an overview of administrative law and the US and other countries organize their administrative and civil courts that oversee administrative law cases. This page presents an overview only and is not intended for research processes, but as a starting point to explore administrative law.

Administrative law
Administrative law is the body of law that governs the activities of administrative agencies of government. Government agency action can include rule making, adjudication, or the enforcement of a specific regulatory agenda. Administrative law is considered a branch of public law. Administrative law deals with the decision-making of such administrative units of government as tribunals, boards or commissions that are part of a national regulatory scheme in such areas as police law, international trade, manufacturing, the environment, taxation, broadcasting, immigration and transport.
Administrative Procedure Act (United States)
The Administrative Procedure Act (APA), Pub.L. 79–404, 60 Stat. 237, enacted June 11, 1946, is the United States federal statute that governs the way in which administrative agencies of the federal government of the United States may propose and establish regulations and grants U.S. federal courts oversight over all agency actions.[2] It is one of the most important pieces of United States administrative law, and serves as a sort of "constitution" for U.S. administrative law.[3] The APA applies to both the federal executive departments and the independent agencies.[4] U.S. Senator Pat McCarran called the APA "a bill of rights for the hundreds of thousands of Americans whose affairs are controlled or regulated" by federal government agencies. The text of the APA can be found under Title 5 of the United States Code, beginning at Section 500.

Finding US Administrative Law

The following list provides some websites for locating administrative law. Other search suggestions include searching for the official websites of the agency, federal department, or office you are researching. If you need assistance in finding administrative law resources, please contact Brea Henson, Political Science Librarian, or Robbie Sittel, Government Documents Librarian, using the "email me" button on the left hand side of your screen.

Nexis Uni
Nexis Uni provides access to news, legal, and business sources including journals, television and radio broadcasts, newswires and blogs, newspapers, and legal sources for federal and state cases and statutes.

Federal Registrar
The Office of the Federal Register (OFR) of the National Archives and Records Administration (NARA), and the U.S. Government Publishing Office (GPO) jointly administer the FederalRegister.gov website. We developed this website to make it easier for citizens and communities to understand the regulatory process and to participate in Government decision-making.
Electronic Code of Federal Regulations Agency List
List of departments and agencies of the Federal Government publishing with the Federal Register.
Electronic Code of Federal Regulations
The Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) annual edition is the codification of the general and permanent rules published in the Federal Register by the departments and agencies of the Federal Government. It is divided into 50 titles that represent broad areas subject to Federal regulation. The 50 subject matter titles contain one or more individual volumes, which are updated once each calendar year, on a staggered basis.
Regulations.gov
Regulations.gov was launched in January 2003 in order to provide public users access to federal regulatory content
How to Use Regulations.gov
This page provides quick instructions on how to complete the most common tasks on this site.
RegInfo.gov
RegInfo.gov is a United States Government website produced by the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) and the General Services Administration (GSA). Under the Paperwork Reduction Act and Executive Order 12866, OMB's Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs (OIRA) reviews Federal regulations and information collections. OIRA also develops and oversees the implementation of government-wide policies on information technology, information quality, privacy, and statistics. GSA's Regulatory Information Service Center (RISC) is responsible for gathering and publishing information on Federal regulations through the semiannual Unified Agenda of Federal Regulatory and Deregulatory Actions and the annual Regulatory Plan, both required by Executive Order 12866, "Regulatory Planning and Review."
Govinfo.gov
Govinfo is free U.S. Government information for all. Govinfo is a service of the United States Government Publishing Office (GPO), which is a Federal agency in the legislative branch. Govinfo provides free public access to official publications from all three branches of the Federal Government.

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