Administrative Law and Judicial Deference

Matthew Lewans is an Asssociate Professor at the Faculty of Law, University of Alberta.

• 1. A Question About Administrative Law 2. Rethinking the Diceyan Dialectic 3. The Legacy of the Diceyan Dialectic 4. Constitutionalism, Judicial Restraint, and Administrative Law 5. From Formalism to Reasonable Justification: The Transformation of Canadian Administrative Law 6. Authority, Legitimacy, and Legality in Administrative Law

One of the main strengths of this book is Lewans’ expert integration of theory, doctrine andhistory, and his seamless transitions between the three. In particular, Lewans tells a story of how thepolitical and philosophical views of a few influential scholars shaped their own theories, and, in turnhow those theories have shaped doctrinal and theoretical developments in public law. The intersectionbetween people, politics, law and theory is something which is frequently overlooked in public lawscholarship, but is at the very core of this book.