Werhan's Principles of Administrative Law

by Keith Werhan

This title covers the history of the American administrative state; theories of agency behavior; the constitutional doctrines of separation of powers and procedural due process, as they are implicated by the administrative process; the procedural framework of the Administrative Procedure Act; formal adjudicatory procedure; informal rulemaking procedure; and the availability, timing, and scope of judicial review. The book also describes the historical evolution of administrative law doctrine and includes accounts of current controversies over administrative law doctrine. Each chapter includes diagrams that assist the reader in visualizing the major elements of the administrative process and administrative law doctrine.

401 pages, Paperback

First published November 2, 2007

Reviews

[Nicole]

It was rly fun taking an Administrative Law class where a week before the semester ended, the Supreme Court overturned the Chevron Doctrine. America is soooo fun.

[Steven Peterson · Rating 4 out of 5]

"In United States legal education, hornbooks are one-volume legal treatises, written primarily for law students on subjects typically covered by law school courses. Hornbooks summarize and explain the law in a specific area" (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hornbook...).

This hornbook focuses on administrative law, not exciting and not often in the headlines--but absolutely critical, since this field of law focuses on principles that govern agencies at all levels of government. The author notes that he will have three emphases: historical development of administrative law, the evolution of administrative law, and current debates on the subject. It does a nice job of providing a concise consideration of administrative law.

Examples of helpful discussions are the differing regimes for two cases--Overton Park and Vermont Yankee. The book is pretty well written and provides an accessible, brief discussion of basic principles of administrative law.