Government Watchdog Agencies and Administrative Justice

Stuhmcke, A

Government Watchdog Agencies and Administrative Justice

Stuhmcke, A

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Publisher:: Oxford University Press
Publication Type:: Chapter
Citation:: The Oxford Handbook of Administrative Justice, 2022, pp. 115-136
Issue Date:: 2022-06-14

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dc.contributor.author	Stuhmcke, A https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3679-7301
dc.contributor.editor	Hertogh, M
dc.contributor.editor	Kirkham, R
dc.contributor.editor	Thomas, R
dc.contributor.editor	Tomlinson, J
dc.date.accessioned	2022-08-11T00:42:32Z
dc.date.available	2022-08-11T00:42:32Z
dc.date.issued	2022-06-14
dc.identifier.citation	The Oxford Handbook of Administrative Justice, 2022, pp. 115-136
dc.identifier.uri	http://hdl.handle.net/10453/159888
dc.description.abstract	Watchdog agencies render government accountable to the citizen and play an important role in raising standards of public administration. Yet, in what is a global phenomenon, watchdog agencies struggle to keep pace with the realities of modern government. Often lacking formal constitutional or legislative protections, watchdog agencies are susceptible to use for political purposes. This article suggests that the normative framing of ‘integrity’ may guard against this structural vulnerability. Australia is discussed as a case study of a jurisdiction where integrity may facilitate the service of watchdog agencies to administrative justice rather than to the underlying administration of the state.
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dc.language	en
dc.publisher	Oxford University Press
dc.relation.ispartof	The Oxford Handbook of Administrative Justice
dc.relation.isbasedon	10.1093/oxfordhb/9780190903084.013.8
dc.rights	info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess
dc.title	Government Watchdog Agencies and Administrative Justice
dc.type	Chapter
pubs.organisational-group	/University of Technology Sydney
pubs.organisational-group	/University of Technology Sydney/Faculty of Law
pubs.organisational-group	/University of Technology Sydney/Strength - HJ - Health Justice
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dc.date.updated	2022-08-11T00:42:31Z
pubs.place-of-publication	London
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Abstract:

Watchdog agencies render government accountable to the citizen and play an important role in raising standards of public administration. Yet, in what is a global phenomenon, watchdog agencies struggle to keep pace with the realities of modern government. Often lacking formal constitutional or legislative protections, watchdog agencies are susceptible to use for political purposes. This article suggests that the normative framing of ‘integrity’ may guard against this structural vulnerability. Australia is discussed as a case study of a jurisdiction where integrity may facilitate the service of watchdog agencies to administrative justice rather than to the underlying administration of the state.

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