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administrative law

administrative law

4 5.3
Rules and decisions that tell government agencies how to act
  • noun
  • /ədˌmɪnɪˈstreɪtɪv lɔ/
  • Specialized
translation icon : derecho administrativo
  • Background reports will provide a more detailed discussion of various aspects of EU administrative law.
  • administrative law judge
  • federal administrative law
  • administrative law principles

My understanding of this is that this is, in fact, a case of administrative law.

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Examples

  • Oda was a professor at Kyoto University in the field of Japanese and Chinese administrative law.

    Academic text (1995)
  • In effect, NEPA "applies a new force" to the basic principles of administrative law.

    Academic text (1991)
  • Closing arguments were heard in September 2015, and the parties are now awaiting the administrative law judge's opinion.

    Academic text (2016)
  • Edward Richards even goes so far as to argue that public health law literally is administrative law.

    Academic text (2012)
  • Finally, this part provides suggestions for practitioners and administrative law judges while the proposed legislation is pending.

    Academic text (2017)
  • In sum, at least with respect to federal administrative law, more process is not the antidote to unfair procedures.

    Academic text (2018)
  • In contrast, in Canada, there is virtually no administrative law relating to any substantive environmental issues.

    Academic text (1993)
  • Section IV describes some administrative law doctrine and case law applicable to Conservation Agreements.

    Academic text (1997)
  • Second, granting the EEOC the power to interpret Title VII furthers one of the central tenets of administrative law: promoting uniformity.

    Academic text (2017)
  • The company must comply with the requirements set by administrative law to operate legally.

How Official

supreme court
12 3.2
appeals court
  • Specialized
52 4.4
court of law
76 3.2
tribunal
  • Formal
84 7.4
administrative law
  • Specialized
4 5.3
mediation
41 4.2
backroom meeting
  • Literature
7.1

Surface Forms

Morphology

administrative + law

The meaning is directly derivable from 'administrative' (related to managing organizations or government agencies) + 'law' (rules or regulations); together they literally denote laws governing administration. This adjective+noun composition is transparent and common across languages, so a B1 learner who knows both words should understand the term.

Etymology

The phrase administrative law comes from the idea that administrative is about the people who run government offices and law means the 'rules' they must follow. So administrative law is the set of 'rules' about how those offices make 'decisions' and act.