Penn State
Lewis Katz Building, University Park, PA
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Administrative Law

Course Abbreviation: 
GOVPL 952
Credits: 
3
Credit Only: N Anon Gr: Y

This course is an introduction to the law of the administrative state—to the constitutional, statutory and judge-made rules governing what agencies may do, the procedures they must follow, and how they can be held to account. Topics include mechanisms for control of agencies by the legislative and executive branches; the constitutional basis for, and limits on, governance by agencies; the availability and effects of judicial review over agency action; and the features of agency rulemaking and adjudication.

Prerequisites: 
None
Faculty: 
Jud Mathews