Discretionary Power of Public Administration - Its Scope and Control

The book analyzes various aspects and examples of public administration discretionary power within the processes of law application. It presents a variety of factors that may affect the range of discretion as well as the influence on public administration's reasoning. The authors evaluate the complexity of forms and procedures for control of decision latitude that is exercised by the public administration and the society.

List of contents

Multithreaded monograph on administrative discretionary authority - Different aspects of discretionary power in administrative type of law application processes - Judicial review of public administration in the rule of law state - Law interpretation and legal argumentation

About the author

Leszek Leszczynski is Professor and Head of Chair of the Theory and Philosophy of Law Department at Maria Curie-Sklodowska University, Lublin. His research interests also include legal interpretation, precedent and axiology of judicial application of the law.
Adam Szot received a Ph.D. from the Faculty of Law and Administration at the Maria Curie-Sklodowska University, Lublin. His research interests also include public administration discretion, law application and legal interpretation.

Product details

• Assisted by: Leszek Leszczy¿ski (Editor), Leszek Leszczynski (Editor), Adam Szot (Editor)
• Publisher: Peter Lang
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 31.08.2017
• EAN: 9783631674680
• ISBN: 978-3-631-67468-0
• No. of pages: 288
• Dimensions: 148 mm x 24 mm x 210 mm
• Weight: 470 g
• Series: Studies in Politics, Security and Society; Studies in Politics, Security and Society
• Subject: Social sciences, law, business > Political science