Administrative Law / Edition 4

by Steven J. Cann

Overview

In this new edition, author Steven J. Cann once again enlivens the topic of United States administrative law through the use of recent and "classic" legal cases to make it accessible and interesting to students. Administrative Law, Fourth Edition is an engaging casebook that presents a unique problem-solving framework that contrasts democracy with the administrative state. This novel approach places the often complex subject matter of U.S. administrative law into a more comprehensible context. The Fourth Edition has been completely updated and revised and includes many new cases to reflect changes in the law since the year 2000.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781412913966
Publisher:	SAGE Publications
Publication date:	08/11/2005
Series:	Administrative Law (Sage Publications) Series
Edition description:	Fourth Edition
Pages:	616
Product dimensions:	7.38(w) x 9.12(h) x (d)

About the Author

Steven J. Cann is a Full Professor, Prelaw Coordinator and Former Chairman of the Department of Political Science, at Washburn University of Topeka, Kansas. He has published in the area of substantive constitutional law, primarily in civil liberties. He received his Ph.D. in political science from Purdue University in 1977. He has served on the Board of Directors for the Kansas Chapter of the American Society for Public Administration (Ks. ASPA). He served as the President of Ks. ASPA from 1999-2000. Dr. Cann has been certified as an expert witness in Kansas District Court. He is a three-time nominee for Who's Who Among America's Teachers.

Table of Contents

List of Cases
Preface
Legal Lingo
PART I: POLITICS, DEMOCRACY, AND BUREAUCRACY
Democracy and Bureaucracy
Executive Control of Bureaucracy
Legislative Control of Bureaucracy
Control of Agencies by Default: The Courts and Administration Law
PART II: THE ADMINISTRATIVE PROCESS
The Government and Information
Informal Agency Activity
Rule Making and Adjudication
PART III: SUBSTANTIVE ISSUES IN ADMINISTRATIVE LAW
The Law of Public Employment
Due Process of Law in Other Contexts
Suing the Government
Summary and Conclusions
Appendix A: Administrative Procedure Act
Appendix B: The United States Constitution
Index
About the Author

Editorial Reviews

In elucidating legal lingo and administrative law for majors and prelaw students, Cann provides the political, democratic, and bureaucratic framework for the administrative process and substantive legal issues. Includes a list of cases cited, chapter summaries of administrative law doctrines, an exercise to analyze the courts' suitability to administer control of the fourth branch of government, and the Title 5 Administrative Procedures Act. Annotation c. by Book News, Inc., Portland, Or.

Booknews

"Steven J. Cann proves that the study of administrative law need not be a dreary enterprise reserved only for boring bureaucrats and self-serving interest groups. Administrative Law, Third Edition is a lively text that students at all levels will find absorbing and relevant to the solution of many of the most difficult problems facing democratic government in the 21^st century."

Albert P. Melone

"It has useful insights to offer. Written by a political scientist, it aims to be accessible and avoid legalese. In this it succeeds."

Local Government Studies - Colin Crawford