ADMINISTRATIVE LAW

I. General Principles
a. Definition of Administrative Law
i. That branch of modern law under which the executive department of the
government, acting in a quasi-legislative or quasi-judicial capacity, interferes
with the conduct of the individual for the purpose of promoting the well-
being of community, as under laws regulating public interest, professions,
trades and callings, rates and prices, laws for the protection of public health
and safety, and the promotion of public convenience.
ii. That branch of public law which fixes the organization and determines the
competence of administrative authorities and indicates to the individual
remedies for the violation of his rights.
b. Sources
i. Constitutional or statutory enactments creating administrative bodies.
ii. Decisions of courts interpreting the charters of administrative bodies and
defining their powers, rights, inhibitions, among others, and the effects of
their determinations and regulations.
iii. Rules and regulations issued by the administrative bodies in pursuance of
the purposes for which they were created.
iv. Determinations and orders of the administrative bodies in the settlement of
controversies arising in their respective fields.