Administrative justice in Wales: a new egalitarianism?

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Administrative justice systems are under a variety of pressures, in particular austerity inspired civil justice reform. I argue that such pressures do not necessitate the decline of administrative justice, and that a developing Welsh model has cross-jurisdictional appeal, especially to legal orders currently lacking a relevant organisational centre and joined-up approach. I examine the efficacy of existing conceptions of administrative justice and delineate a developing Welsh approach grounded in egalitarian principles. The nascent Welsh model emphasises reforming administrative justice hierarchies so that they work harmoniously with regulatory and value-promoting parts of the system, focusing on user perspectives, and tackling the risks of less transparent forms of bureaucratic decision-making.

Keywords

  • Wales, Devolution, Administrative Justice, Conception, Egalitarianism
Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)115-135
JournalJournal of Social Welfare and Family Law
Volume39
Issue number1
Publication statusPublished - 14 Feb 2017

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