Administrative Law (Ireland) — LLB Academic Unit

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Syllabus

• Foundations & Constitutional ContextTopic

  Rule of law and separation of powers in Irish constitutional order · Sources of administrative law (statute, common law, Constitution) · Nature of public bodies and amenability to review

• Grounds for Judicial ReviewTopic

  Illegality / ultra vires (substantive and procedural) · Irrationality / Wednesbury unreasonableness — Irish threshold · Procedural impropriety

• Natural Justice and Procedural FairnessTopic

  Audi alteram partem — right to be heard · Nemo judex — bias and apparent bias · Duty to give reasons

• Judicial Review Procedure and RemediesTopic

  Order 84 Rules of the Superior Courts — leave requirement · Standing (locus standi): sufficient interest test · Discretionary remedies: certiorari, mandamus, prohibition, declaration, injunction

• Delegated Legislation and Statutory InterpretationTopic

  Validity of statutory instruments · Henry VIII clauses · Interpretive principles limiting delegated power

• Alternative Accountability MechanismsTopic

  Ombudsman Act and role · Freedom of Information Acts 1997/2014 · Public inquiries and tribunals

• Glencar Exploration plc v. Mayo County Council

  What is the leading Irish case on legitimate expectations, and what did it establish?

  [2001] IESC 64; [2002] 1 ILRM 481
• Kiely v. Minister for Social Welfare

  Define audi alteram partem and cite the leading Irish case.

  [1977] IESC 2; [1977] IR 267
• Lancefort Ltd v. An Bord Pleanála (No.2)

  What is the test for locus standi (standing) in Irish judicial review, as established in Lancefort?

  [1998] IESC 14; [1999] 2 IR 270