Administrative law in a changing state : essays in honour of Mark Aronson / edited by Linda Pearson, Carol Harlow, Michael Taggart.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Between the devil and the deep blue sea : administrative law in an age of rights / Thomas Poole -- Common law and statute law in US Federal administrative law / Jack M. Beermann -- The surrogacy principle and motherhood statements in administrative law / Matthew Groves -- Interpretative obligations as constitutional tools / Jack Beatson -- The Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms : a 'direct driver' of judicial review of administrative action in Canada? / David Mullan -- The equitable origins of the improper purpose ground / J. J. Spigelman AC -- The crown in the courts : can political theory help? / Janet McLean -- Common law price control, state-owned enterprises and the level playing field / Michael Taggart -- Politics, policy and outsourcing in the United States : the role of administrative law / Alfred C. Aman, Jr. -- Poetic justice : public contracting and the case of the London Tube / Richard Rawlings -- A punitive role for tort law? / Carol Harlow -- Understanding administrative adjudication / Peter Cane -- Fact-finding in administrative tribunals / Linda Pearson -- Administrative law, pluralism and the legal construction of merits review in Australian environmental courts and tribunals / Elizabeth Fisher -- Ombudsmen and integrity review / Anita Stuhmcke -- Soft law volume hard law / Robin Creyke and John McMillan.

This book of essays celebrates Mark Aronson's contribution to administrative law. The introduction comes from Justice Michael Kirby of the Australian High Court. The essays reflect Aronson's interests in judicial review, non-judicial grievance mechanisms, problems of proof and evidence, and the boundaries of public and private law.