Canadian Administrative Law (Spr) (M3035B)

15 credits, Level 6

Spring teaching

On this module, you’ll study administrative law, which regulates the relationship between government and citizens, ensuring fairness, legality and accountability in public administration.

Key topics include:

• the role of administrative law in controlling governmental powers
• the requirement that governmental actions are authorised by parliament or provincial legislatures
• principles ensuring government actions are fair, reasonable, and lawful
• effective remedies for citizens affected by unlawful government actions.

You’ll examine administrative law as one of the three foundational areas of public law, alongside constitutional and criminal law, with a focus on its role in safeguarding citizens' rights.

Contact hours and workload

This module is approximately 150 hours of work. This breaks down into about 28 hours of contact time and about 122 hours of independent study. The University may make minor variations to the contact hours for operational reasons, including timetabling requirements.

We regularly review our modules to incorporate student feedback, staff expertise, as well as the latest research and teaching methodology. We’re planning to run these modules in the academic year 2024/25. However, there may be changes to these modules in response to feedback, staff availability, student demand or updates to our curriculum.

We’ll make sure to let you know of any material changes to modules at the earliest opportunity.