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Administrative Law (University of Oxford)
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Admin law: Essay question bank
Strong answers (generally):
- acute attention to question asked
- more legal detail
- sustained argument throughout answers
- analysed question carefully
- drew on relevant materials with strong degree of precision to offer
clear and focused responses
- strong knowledge of relevant case law/academic debates
- closely focused on questions asked
- involved criticism & close anlaysis
- dealt specifically with quotes in question
- included recent cases
- dealt with exam question in a focused way attentive to precise
issues alerted by questions
- surveyed & engaged meaningfully wih full array of relevant case law
- could engage with leading academic opinion
- offered robust argument which reasoned thorugh issues raised by
question in a clear and convincing way
Weak answers:
- low on case law/commentary detail
- relied on vague generalisation
- broad overviews of area of law
- focused on tangential issues
- regurgitated clear essay plans
1.
2. Introduction: Sources of Complexity in Administrative Law
Do the debates in public law theory address the right questions? To what
extent are the answers to those questions useful in the practice of
administrative law? (2014)
- best candidates covered range of theories and tied theory to
practice via specific examples of how different theories do/not have
practical inpacgt & whether/if so how these impacts are significant
‘Public law is not at base about rights, even though abuses of power may
and often do invade private rights; it is about wrongs’ (SEDLEY J., R v.
Somerset County Council, ex parte Dixon (1997)).
Do you agree? (2014)
- best candidates understood this came from case about standing,
talked about relevant standing rules/cases and included acamidec
literature on pros/cons of this development
- some best candidates engaged with a wider analysis of whether
admin law follows a ‘public wrongs’/’private rights’ approach more
generally, discussing relevant standing case + need/lack thereof for
reliance in legit expectationa & waiver in cases of procedural
fairness
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Admin Law- Q Bank - none
Administrative Law (University of Oxford)
Scan to open on Studocu
Studocu is not sponsored or endorsed by any college or university
Downloaded by olinder seth ()
, lOMoARcPSD|59658805
Admin law: Essay question bank
Strong answers (generally):
- acute attention to question asked
- more legal detail
- sustained argument throughout answers
- analysed question carefully
- drew on relevant materials with strong degree of precision to offer
clear and focused responses
- strong knowledge of relevant case law/academic debates
- closely focused on questions asked
- involved criticism & close anlaysis
- dealt specifically with quotes in question
- included recent cases
- dealt with exam question in a focused way attentive to precise
issues alerted by questions
- surveyed & engaged meaningfully wih full array of relevant case law
- could engage with leading academic opinion
- offered robust argument which reasoned thorugh issues raised by
question in a clear and convincing way
Weak answers:
- low on case law/commentary detail
- relied on vague generalisation
- broad overviews of area of law
- focused on tangential issues
- regurgitated clear essay plans
1.
2. Introduction: Sources of Complexity in Administrative Law
Do the debates in public law theory address the right questions? To what
extent are the answers to those questions useful in the practice of
administrative law? (2014)
- best candidates covered range of theories and tied theory to
practice via specific examples of how different theories do/not have
practical inpacgt & whether/if so how these impacts are significant
‘Public law is not at base about rights, even though abuses of power may
and often do invade private rights; it is about wrongs’ (SEDLEY J., R v.
Somerset County Council, ex parte Dixon (1997)).
Do you agree? (2014)
- best candidates understood this came from case about standing,
talked about relevant standing rules/cases and included acamidec
literature on pros/cons of this development
- some best candidates engaged with a wider analysis of whether
admin law follows a ‘public wrongs’/’private rights’ approach more
generally, discussing relevant standing case + need/lack thereof for
reliance in legit expectationa & waiver in cases of procedural
fairness
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