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administrative law
branch of law on the relationship between a state and its citizens as well as between different state institutions
by-law
A by-law (bye-law, by(e)law, by(e) law), is a set of rules or law established by an organization or community so as to regulate itself, as allowed or provided for by some higher authority. The higher authority, generally a legislature or some other government body, establishes the degree of control that the by-laws may exercise. By-laws may be established by entities such as a business corporation, a neighbourhood association, or depending on the jurisdiction, a municipality.
deregulation
thumb|250px|As a result of deregulation of telecommunications in New Zealand, France Télécom (now Orange S.A.|Orange) operated phone booths in [[Wellington and across New Zealand in the 2000s.]] Deregulation is the process of removing or reducing state regulations, typically in the economic sphere. It is the repeal of governmental regulation of the economy. It became common in advanced industrial economies in the 1970s and 1980s, as a result of new trends in economic thinking about the inefficiencies of government regulation, and the risk that regulatory agencies would be controlled by the reg
Ease of doing business index
economic index
administrative court
type of court specializing in administrative law
inspector
Inspector, also police inspector or inspector of police, is a police rank. The rank or position varies in seniority depending on the organization that uses it.
promulgation
Promulgation is the formal proclamation or the declaration that a new statutory or administrative law is enacted after its final approval. In some jurisdictions, this additional step is necessary before the law can take effect.
civil registration
system of registration of basic vital records such as birth, marriage and death
ultra vires
legal concept meaning powers are exceeded
capitulary
thumb|Start of a capitulary of Charlemagne in the 9th-century manuscript Beinecke 413 A capitulary (medieval Latin ) was a series of legislative or administrative acts emanating from the Frankish court of the Merovingian and Carolingian dynasties, especially that of Charlemagne, the first emperor of the Romans in the west since the collapse of the Western Roman Empire in the late 5th century. They were so called because they were formally divided into sections called (plural of , a diminutive of meaning "head(ing)": chapters).
adjudication
thumb|The separation of powers: [[legislature, executive (government) and judiciary.]]
discretion
Discretion is the power or right to decide or act according to one's own judgment; freedom of judgment or choice. In a broader social context, it refers to the quality of being discreet, encompassing the ability to behave or speak in such a way as to avoid causing offense or revealing private information.
public notice
notice given to the public regarding certain types of legal proceedings
fare evasion
travelling by public transport without paying
Natural justice
concept in UK law
rulemaking
In administrative law in the United States, rulemaking is the process that executive and independent agencies use to create, or promulgate, regulations. In general, legislatures first set broad policy mandates by passing statutes, then agencies create more detailed regulations through rulemaking.
royal commission
formal body created for public enquiry into a defined issue in some Commonwealth monarchies
executive officer
military position
reasonableness
The concept of reasonableness has two related meanings in law and political theory:
state liability
liability of the state for wrongful acts of officials
Justice delayed is justice denied
legal maxim
global administrative law
Direct applicability
EU law
legitimate expectation
legal doctrine regarding provided rights and services
administrative guidance
form of guidance documentation