Course Syllabus
Athabasca University
Legal Studies (LGST) 331
Administrative Law (Revision 3)
Opened in Moodle, April 9, 2009
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Delivery mode: Individualized study online.
Credits: 3 - Applied Studies
Prerequisite: None. LGST 369 is strongly recommended.
Centre: Centre for State and Legal Studies
LGST 331 has a Challenge for Credit option.
Detailed Syllabus (PDF)
Sample course pages (PDF)
Questions about this course? Contact the course professor: Archie Zariski.
Overview
Administrative Law discusses that branch of the law dealing with relationships between the individual citizen and government, whether at the federal, provincial or municipal level. It also deals with boards, authorities, commissions, and committees created by government. LGST 331 will be of particular interest to those who are either employed or interested in public administration or who have occasion to deal with government in their professional or private life.
Outline
Unit 1: Foundations
Unit 2: Administrative Agencies and Tribunals
Unit 3: The Legal Basis of Administrative Law
Unit 4: Fairness: The Right to be Heard
Unit 5: Fairness: Bias
Unit 6: Advocacy before Administrative Tribunals
Unit 7: Tribunal Procedures prior to Hearings
Unit 8: Tribunal Procedures during Hearings
Unit 9: Presenting Evidence at a Hearing
Unit 10: Management and Control of the Hearing Process
Unit 11: Conduct Outside the Hearing
Unit 12: Tribunal Decision-Making Procedures
Unit 13: Challenging Decisions of Tribunals
Unit 14: Enforcement of Tribunal Decisions
Evaluation
To receive credit for LGST 331, you must complete all of the assignments, achieve a mark of at least 50 percent on the final examination, and obtain a course composite grade of at least "D" (50 percent). The weighting of the composite grade is as follows:
| 5 Assignments (10% each) |
Final Examination | Total |
|---|---|---|
| 50% | 50% | 100% |
To learn more about assignments and examinations, please refer to Athabasca University's online Calendar.
Course Materials
Textbook
Swaigen, John, Administrative Law: Principles and Advocacy, Toronto: Emond Montgomery Publications Limited, 2005.
Other Materials
The online course materials include a study guide, a student manual, and links to supplementary readings.
Athabasca University reserves the right to amend course outlines occasionally and without notice.
Courses offered by other delivery methods may vary from their individualized study counterparts.
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