Administrative Justice : Advocacy and Change in a Government Agency

Uses the case study of the California Industrial Accident Commission to explore issues in sociological jurisprudence. It traces the progression of the Commission from a welfare agency with broad discretion in policymaking and interpretation into a relatively passive arbitrator of industrial accident claim disputes. The author examines the effect of the elaboration of legal rules and doctrines, the significance of the procedural aspects of law, and the interplay of the legal process and institutional change. He then notes the conditions which will either permit or restrain a legal process that will remain highly responsive to social needs. Cover Title Page, Copyright Foreword Preface Contents Chapter I. Introduction Chapter II. The Early IAC: An Agency of Public Welfare Chapter III. A Critical Decision: Voluntarism and Positive Government Chapter IV. The Parties: The Growth of Initiative and Competence Chapter V. The Legal Profession: Organizational Advocacy Chapter VI. Administrative Withdrawal Chapter VII. The Emergence of a Court Chapter VIII. Uses of Judicialism Chapter IX. Legal Development and Institutional Change Index