Administrative justice in Wales: a new egalitarianism?. Issue 1 (2nd January 2017)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Nason, Sarah
• Is Part Of: Journal of social welfare and family law. Volume 39:Issue 1(2017)
• Page Start: 115
• Page End: 135
• Publication Date: 2017-01-02
• Subjects: Wales -- devolution -- administrative justice -- conceptions -- egalitarianism; Public welfare -- Law and legislation -- Great Britain -- Periodicals; Electronic journals; 344.410305
• DOI: 10.1080/09649069.2016.1272793
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 0964-9069

Abstract

Abstract: 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.