Administrative Law in a Changing State

Carol Harlow QC is Emeritus Professor of Law at the London School of Economics, a QC (honoris causa), Fellow of the British Academy and Fellow of the London School of Economics. Linda Pearson is a Senior Lecturer in Law at the University of New South Wales, having worked previously for the Social Security Appeals Tribunal and the Migration Review Tribunal. Michael Taggart is the Alexander Turner Professor of Law in the University of Auckland, New Zealand. He has written extensively on administrative and public law, privatisation and the public/private law divide. He has visited at the Universities of Melbourne, Toronto, Cambridge, Paris II, Saskatchewan, Western Ontario and Queen's University at Kingston and Osgoode Hall Law School.

• Introduction, by Michael Kirby AC, CMG 1 Between the Devil and the Deep Blue Sea: Administrative Law in an Age of Rights Thomas Poole 2 Common Law and Statute Law in US Federal Administrative Law Jack M Beermann 3 The Surrogacy Principle and Motherhood Statements in Administrative Law Matthew Groves 4 Interpretative Obligations as Constitutional Tools Jack Beatson 5 The Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms: A 'Direct Driver' of Judicial Review of Administrative Action in Canada? David Mullan 6 The Equitable Origins of the Improper Purpose Ground J J Spigelman AC 7 The Crown in the Courts: Can Political Theory Help? Janet McLean 8 Common Law Price Control, State-Owned Enterprises and The Level Playing Field Michael Taggart 9 Politics, Policy and Outsourcing in the United States: The Role of Administrative Law Alfred C Aman, Jr 10 Poetic Justice: Public Contracting and the Case of the London Tube Richard Rawlings 11 A Punitive Role for Tort Law? Carol Harlow 12 Understanding Administrative Adjudication Peter Cane 13 Fact-Finding in Administrative Tribunals Linda Pearson 14 Administrative Law, Pluralism and the Legal Construction of Merits Review in Australian Environmental Courts and Tribunals Elizabeth Fisher 15 Ombudsmen and Integrity Review Anita Stuhmcke 16 Soft Law v Hard Law Robin Creyke and John McMillan

Engaging and searching, this festschrift is a worthy tribute to its honorand, Emeritus Professor Mark Aronson...The book's likely readership is wide, not confined to Australian administrative law scholars but extending broadly to those with an interest in public law...The book is exceptionally rich in coverage and ideas. It is eminently readable, from cover to cover or selectively as a resource for teaching and research. It is a substantial contribution to public law scholarship, as befits its honorand. Nicola Franklin University of New South Wales Law Journal Volume 32 (1) the volumes provide a wide audience for many erudite and deserving papers. They provide an oppurtunity for public lawyers to dip in to other jurisdictions and to identify commonalities and the helpful foreign reference. Tom Hickman, Blackstone Chambers Judicial Review 2009 This collection of essays on administrative law, which responds to Mark Aronson's interest over his academic career, constitutes a very interesting tool for the reader interested in administrative law in the common law jurisdiction. The questions raised by Justice Michael Kirby of the High Court of Australia in the introduction of this book, can be the inspiration for further scientific thought and research. V. Theophylaktou European Review of Public Law Volume 21_3, 2009