Flash MX developers who need instant on-the job reminders about the ActionScript language should find O'Reilly's new ActionScript for Flash MX Pocket Reference useful. This concise reference is the portable companion to the Flash coder's essential resource, ActionScript for Flash MX: The Definitive Guide by Colin Moock.

An historical and comparative explanation of some puzzling differences between the administrative law of England, the USA and Australia.

Among the many constitutional developments of the past century or so, one of the most significant has been the creation and proliferation of institutions that perform functions similar to those performed by courts but which are considered to be, and in some ways are, different and distinct from courts as traditionally conceived. In much of the common law world, such institutions are called 'administrative tribunals'. Their main function is to adjudicate disputes between citizens and the state by reviewing decisions of government agencies - a function also performed by courts in 'judicial review' proceedings and appeals. Although tribunals in aggregate adjudicate many more such disputes than courts, tribunals and their role as dispensers of 'administrative justice' receive relatively little scholarly attention. This wide-ranging book-length treatment of the subject compares tribunals in three major jurisdictions: Australia the UK and the US. It analyses and offers an account of the concept of 'administrative adjudication', and traces its historical development from the earliest periods of the common law to the twenty-first century. There are chapters dealing with the design of tribunals and tribunal systems and with what tribunals do, what they are for and how they interact with their users. The book ends with a discussion of the place of tribunals in the 'administrative justice system' and speculation about possible future developments. Administrative Tribunals and Adjudication fills a significant gap in the literature and will be of great value to public lawyers and others interested in government accountability.

Now in its second edition, A Guide to Federal Agency Adjudication is written to assist government and private counsel engaged in all varieties of administrative adjudication. The book is an outgrowth of a federal Administrative Procedure Act (APA) study that was launched by the ABA Section of Administrative Law and Regulatory Practice prior to the first edition. While the book is focused primarily on the law of the APA, in light of its in-depth discussion, including many illustrative examples and exhaustive citation to pertinent works, A Guide to Federal Agency Adjudication, Second Edition will prove instructive to all who are involved with administrative agencies, whether at the federal or state level. Comprehensive in scope, this book includes information and discussion on such topics as: - Adjudication under the Administrative Procedure Act - Hearings required by procedural due process - The right to a hearing under the APA - Pre-hearing requirements - Hearing requirements - Post-hearing requirements - Integrity of the decision-making process - Alternative dispute resolution - Informal adjudication - Administrative law judges - Attorneys' fees under the Equal Access to Justice Act - Adjudication under the Model State Administrative Procedure Act So whether you are a private or government lawyer who engages in adjudication before federal agencies, or an administrative law judge deciding federal adjudication cases, you will not want to be without this invaluable handbook. Order your copy today!