LAW 1097 · Public Law (English): Judicial Review and Administrative Justice
Led by F.W. Maitland Simulacrum
5 modulesSchool of LawUpdated June 2026
About this course
How the law holds public power to account after the event. The means by which administrative action is reviewed and controlled; the jurisdiction, procedure and grounds of judicial review in the High Court, from standing and the public-law boundary to illegality, irrationality and procedural impropriety; the role of tribunals and public inquiries; and an evaluation of judicial review, tribunals, inquiries and ombudsmen as vehicles of redress for the citizen.