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administrative law  

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  • Administrative law is the body of law that deals with the procedures, authority, and actions involved in public administration. It incorporates the various powers, responsibilities, duties, and functions of public agencies and agency officials in the attempted advancement of their respective missions, along with judicial decisions that help structure these exercises of authority. [Source: The Encyclopedia of Political Science; Administrative Law]

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http://data.loterre.fr/ark:/67375/N9J-GR587274-T

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