Law School Companion

Administrative law is regarded as a branch of public law. Administrative law is a set of laws that controls the activities of administrative agencies of government. It deals with decision-making of administrative units of government (e.g., commissions or boards, tribunals) that are part of a national regulatory scheme in such areas as transport, immigration, broadcasting, taxation, environment, manufacturing, international trade and police law.

During the twentieth century, administrative law expanded significantly, as legislative bodies globally created more government agencies to control the increasingly multifaceted political, economic, and social spheres of human interaction. Justice Breyer describes administrative law as a law which identifies the role of governmental entities and reviewing courts; determines the authority of agency decisions; specifies the procedural formalities employed by agencies; and defines the structure and power of administrative agencies.

In the United States, the executive branch of government regulates several government agencies. In the U.S. economy, the agricultural sector is one of the most profoundly regulated sectors as it is regulated in many ways at the local, state, federal, and international levels. Accordingly, administrative law holds an important place in the discipline of Agricultural law.

Presently, Administrative law symbolizes a very fast growing branch of law across the globe. It has depicted a rapid growth since last two decades in law countries such as New Zealand, Canada, India, Australia, and England.