The branch of law which deals with the powers and procedures of government agencies. In the United States and many other countries, this includes rulemaking (the manner in which agencies enact regulations), adjudication (the manner in which agencies resolve disputes over agencies' actions), enforcement of regulatory policy, and many issues related to due process.
Administrative law is closely related to constitutional law in that it often deals with what powers the government has and doesn't have, and in what manner government agencies may carry out the power delegated to them by the legislature.
The regulations crafted by rulemaking processes are often extremely complex, and frequently directly refer to specific scientific, technical, and financial standards (such as parts per million/billion of pollution, safety measures for certain activities, and accounting/financial reporting procedures).
Administrative law is closely related to constitutional law in that it often deals with what powers the government has and doesn't have, and in what manner government agencies may carry out the power delegated to them by the legislature.
The regulations crafted by rulemaking processes are often extremely complex, and frequently directly refer to specific scientific, technical, and financial standards (such as parts per million/billion of pollution, safety measures for certain activities, and accounting/financial reporting procedures).
Constitutional law teaches you how government is supposed to work, in theory. Administrative law, on the other hand, teaches you how it actually works, in practice.
by J-rad September 29, 2011
Get the Administrative lawmug. "No matter how many times that you and a smoker change places/locations while spending time together outdoors, the breeze is always gonna switch around and waft the tobacco-fumes directly past your face."
I absolutely totally love my new middle-aged lady-friend, but we both go absolutely crazy trying to avoid bothering me with the smoke whenever she needs a cigarette while we're going for a rowboat-ride or woods-trail hike --- sounds like a classic case of "Murphy's Law of Cigarette Smoke"!
by QuacksO August 2, 2018
Get the Murphy's Law of Cigarette Smokemug. by Rhsjhxjand November 13, 2023
Get the Sinnott's Lawmug. a law in which any and all friends of a woman must report hot guys (or girls) that have potential interest in the woman to her as a sign of gratitude for her friendship
by jdhdjdhdjejevehehev February 28, 2023
Get the lucy lawmug. 
Get the step-co-nephew-in-lawmug. An over-involved parent of a spouse whose compulsive need to demonstrate their support of their child inadvertently undermines that child's marriage through over the top gifts, paying of regular expenses, or repeatedly weighing in on decisions in support of their child.
Linda and Jim never really found their own way forward. His helicopter-in-laws were always buying their daughter whatever she wanted and haranguing him for not providing for their daughter's desires.
by WisCur January 28, 2015
Get the helicopter-in-lawmug.