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The Merits Of ‘Merits’ Review: A Comparative Look At The Australian Administrative Appeals Tribunal, Jeffrey Lubbers, Michael Asimow
The Merits Of ‘Merits’ Review: A Comparative Look At The Australian Administrative Appeals Tribunal, Jeffrey Lubbers, Michael Asimow
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This article compares several systems of administrative adjudication. In the U.S., adjudication is typically performed by the same agency that makes and enforces the rules. However, in Australia, almost all administrative adjudication is performed by the Administrative Appeals Tribunal (AAT), a non-specialized adjudicating agency, and several other specialized tribunals that are independent of the enforcing agency. These tribunals (which evolved out of concerns about separation of powers) have achieved great legitimacy. In the U.K., recent legislation (the Tribunals, Courts and Enforcement Act) merged numerous specialized tribunals into a single first-tier tribunal with much stronger guarantees of independence than previously existed. …
The State Secrets Privilege And Separation Of Powers, Amanda Frost
The State Secrets Privilege And Separation Of Powers, Amanda Frost
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Since September 11, 2001, the Bush administration has repeatedly invoked the state secrets privilege in cases challenging executive conduct in the war on terror, arguing that the very subject matter of these cases must be kept secret to protect national security. The executive's recent assertion of the privilege is unusual, in that it is seeking dismissal, pre-discovery, of all challenges to the legality of specific executive branch programs, rather than asking for limits on discovery in individual cases. This essay contends that the executive's assertion of the privilege is therefore akin to a claim that the courts lack jurisdiction to …
Justice Stephen Breyer: Purveyor Of Common Sense In Many Forums, Jeffrey Lubbers
Justice Stephen Breyer: Purveyor Of Common Sense In Many Forums, Jeffrey Lubbers
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Federal Agency Adjudications: Trying To See The Forest And The Trees, Jeffrey Lubbers
Federal Agency Adjudications: Trying To See The Forest And The Trees, Jeffrey Lubbers
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The Continuing Diminished Availability Of Federal Habeas Corpus Review To Challenge State Court Judgments: Lehman V. Lycoming County Children's Servies Agency, Ira P. Robbins, Susan M. Newell
The Continuing Diminished Availability Of Federal Habeas Corpus Review To Challenge State Court Judgments: Lehman V. Lycoming County Children's Servies Agency, Ira P. Robbins, Susan M. Newell
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Federal Administrative Law Judges: A Focus On Our Invisible Juridicary, Jeffrey Lubbers
Federal Administrative Law Judges: A Focus On Our Invisible Juridicary, Jeffrey Lubbers
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