Fundamental of Administrative Law

The Administrative Law is based on administration, judicial, constitution and statutory norms. With the need to control the exercise of power in order to protect the individual right and fairness in the administration, the Administrative Law came into existence. However their is no uniformity in Administrative Law in different countries. As it is based on the political, economic, legal system prevailing in a country. It is highly influenced by the constitution, the type of government and policies as well as principles of public administration implemented in a country.

The expansion of the Administrative Law is not only based on statutory norms and provisions governing the administrative process. It is also depends on courts , which has played a pivotal role in shaping the procedure, affluence and objectives of the administrative law. It contains key principles of government administration for example transparency, accountability and participation of the public. It also envisions the establishment of the Human Right Commission and the Ombudsman. To restore the good features of the inquest procedure is one of the most important tasks of the makers of administrative law, thus it can be concluded that administrative procedure is an inquest or inquisition as believed by Romans that “inquisitio” meant “investigation” which is a prominent feature of current legislative activity.

Administrative Law is dynamic and it changes with the change in social, economic, legal conditions prevailing in a country considering the Constitutional, Political system and statutory norms and provisions in order to protect the rights of individual and to bring just approach in administration by the administrators.