Abstract
This chapter examines how, in the immigration context, empirical and socio-legal research can generate important insights into administrative law and promote better administration, including administrative justice. I argue that by paying more attention to what government bodies do, administrative lawyers can broaden their research agenda. A broad approach to ‘administrative law’ is adopted, not just covering judicial review, but also concerned with how government bodies make and implement policy and law. The chapter also includes administrative justice, that is, getting initial administrative decisions right, tribunal appeals and complaint-handling. Empirical investigation provides a basis for generating recommendations designed to improve government and there is already much work in this vein to build upon. Research may lead to reform: empirical analyses of immigration rule-making and immigration judicial reviews have, for example, been used to ground recommendations as to how those areas could be enhanced.
Original language | English |
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Title of host publication | A Research Agenda for Administrative Law |
Editors | Carol Harlow |
Place of Publication | Cheltenham |
Publisher | Edward Elgar |
Chapter | 3 |
Pages | 43-64 |
Number of pages | 12 |
ISBN (Electronic) | 9781800883765 |
ISBN (Print) | 9781800883758 |
Publication status | Published - 12 Feb 2023 |
Keywords
- administrative law
- immigration
- administrative justice
- immigration policy
- Immigration administration