IMA102 - Midterm Topics List

IMA102 - Midterm Topics List

• Identify the six fundamental principles administrative law
• General government records and information that can be accessed under freedom of information and protection of privacy statutes -
• Inquisitorial procedure & Information and Privacy Commissioner
• Difference between a hearing and alternative dispute resolution -
• Vague laws and the principles of fundamental justice -
• Procedural fairness
• Information and Privacy Commissioner
• Challenging the decision
• Whether the criminal code is considered quasi-constitutional
• Direct evidence put before a tribunal
• The purpose and responsibility of tribunal counsel
• Canadian Bill of Rights
• The definition and purpose of a summons
• The result when a statute or regulation set out more specific fairness than a common law
• Binder that contains cases, statutory provisions, and excerpts from legal texts
• What is the substantive difference between tribunals and courts
• Unit of executive branch of government that administers laws and programs relating to particular subject area
• Canadian Law that sets out the fundamental freedoms and equality rights
• What is the difference between tribunal members and judges
• The development of administrative law to regulate the executive branch and how it carries out its functions
• What should can an adjudicator do when dealing with an uncooperative unrepresented party
• What is the indication that a tribunal has leeway to follow an inquisitorial process
• Ontario legislation that sets out the general fairness requirements for agencies and tribunals
• The process whereby superior courts review administrative decisions
• What are the cons of an agency that performs multiple functions
• Statute that specifies tribunals to provide written reasons for its decisions only when a party request
• What is the purpose of adequate notice of a hearing
• Pillars of procedural fairness
• What are the 3 familiar skills an advocate should have when appearing before a tribunal
• The purpose of rule of law
• "hybrid bodies" and the controversial nature of tribunals in our system of government
• Closing argument at a tribunal hearing
• Four characteristics for evidence to be inadmissible
• What are the 3 ways in which independence protects appointed judges
• How do tribunals and courts differ in style
• Civil servants and political pressure
• Subdelegation
• What happens when the provincial government wants to pass a criminal law
• What are the 3 kinds of issues that are in dispute and must be answered but the tribunal in its decision-making process
• Name and briefly describe the six components of the right to be heard