This course will focus on the elements of advocacy before administrative tribunals and other administrative decision-makers. Students will examine the manner in which core administrative law principles are utilized by administrative decision-makers on a practical level. Specifically, the concepts of procedural fairness and admissibility of evidence will be emphasized, and students will learn to apply these concepts to shape their arguments when advocating before administrative decision-makers. Skill-building exercises will be conducted in class so that students can see how evidence and argument can be used effectively in administrative proceedings. The various types of hearing and decision-making procedures will be reviewed and compared, and students will learn about the process of judicial review.
This course will focus on the elements of advocacy before administrative tribunals and other administrative decision-makers. Students will examine the manner in which core administrative law principles are utilized by administrative decision-makers on a practical level. Specifically, the concepts of procedural fairness and admissibility of evidence will be emphasized, and students will learn to apply these concepts to shape their arguments when advocating before administrative decision-makers. Skill-building exercises will be conducted in class so that students can see how evidence and argument can be used effectively in administrative proceedings. The various types of hearing and decision-making procedures will be reviewed and compared, and students will learn about the process of judicial review.
