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The journal is a quarterly publication managed and edited by approximately 90 students at the Washington College of Law. The 2024–2025 editor-in-chief is Jason D'Antonio. The journal is ranked 60th out of 1,556 nationally-ranked law journals. For specialty law journals, the journal is ranked 7th out of 1,224.
Scope of review is to the appellate court what the burden of proof is to the trial court. [2] For example, in the United States, a party can preserve an issue for appeal by raising an objection at trial. Scope of review further relates to matters such as which judicial acts the appellate court can examine and what remedies it can apply ...
Administrative law is a division of law governing the activities of executive branch agencies of government. Administrative law includes executive branch rule making (executive branch rules are generally referred to as "regulations"), adjudication, and the enforcement of laws. Administrative law is considered a branch of public law.
Section 551 of the Administrative Procedure Act gives the following definitions: . Rulemaking is "an agency process for formulating, amending, or repealing a rule." A rule in turn is "the whole or a part of an agency statement of general or particular applicability and future effect designed to implement, interpret, or prescribe law or policy."
The doctrine of legitimate expectation was first developed in English law as a ground of judicial review in administrative law to protect a procedural or substantive interest when a public authority rescinds from a representation made to a person.
Administrative law in Singapore is a branch of public law that is concerned with the control of governmental powers as exercised through its various administrative agencies. Administrative law requires administrators – ministers, civil servants and public authorities – to act fairly, reasonably and in accordance with the law.
Judicial review is a process under which a government's executive, legislative, or administrative actions are subject to review by the judiciary. [ 1 ] : 79 In a judicial review, a court may invalidate laws, acts, or governmental actions that are incompatible with a higher authority.
Legal evolution is a branch of legal theory which proposes that law and legal systems change and develop according to regular, natural laws. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] It is closely related to social evolution and was developed in the 18th century, peaking in popularity in the 19th century before entering a prolonged hiatus. [ 3 ]