Judicial review — definition?
Legal oversight of administrative decisions.
Judicial review — assesses?
Legality and reasonableness of decisions
UK standard — Wednesbury?
Decision so unreasonable no reasonable authority could make it.
French 'Excès de pouvoir' — grounds?
Incompetence, illegality, purpose
Chevron — two-step test?
Ambiguity of statute; permissible agency interpretation.
UK standard — Wednesbury?
Decisions so absurd no reasonable authority could make them
US APA review grounds — examples?
Arbitrary, capricious, abuse of discretion
Chevron (1984) — two-step?
Ambiguity and permissible agency interpretation
EU proportionality — criteria?
Suitable, necessary, balanced measures
Deference vs. strict — review styles?
Deference respects expertise; strict scrutinizes correctness
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