Administrative Law & Regulation
The laws that relate to administrative decision-making, including the sources and uses of power by decision-makers, the review of administrative decisions by courts; and the law of subordinate legislation. Our faculty members are currently doing research in administrative law, health regulation, the regulation of professionals, regulatory compliance and enforcement, environmental assessment and adaptive management, regulatory issues related to environmental and energy law, and regulatory theory.
Our Researchers

Nigel Bankes
- Aboriginal Law
- Circumpolar Law (Arctic)
- Energy Law
- International Environmental Law
- International Water Law (especially the Columbia River Treaty)
- Law of the Sea (especially dispute resolution)
- Oil & Gas Law (regulation and private law)

Shaun Fluker
- Public participation and community engagement with resources and environmental decision-making
- Access to justice and accountability in energy and environmental law
- The implementation of environmental norms in law

Lorian Hardcastle
- Regulation and governance of the health care system
- Hospital and governmental liability and accountability
- Patient safety
- Health system organization and finance
- Comparative health policy
- Self-regulation of health professionals


Martin Olszynski
- Environmental Assessment and Adaptive Management
- Ecosystem Services and Environmental Valuation
- Land-use Planning
- Regulatory Compliance and Enforcement
- Climate Change Litigation and Liability
- Empirical Legal Research

Fenner Stewart
- Governance of Natural Resources
- Energy and Natural Resources Law
- Environmental Protection
- Responsible Regulation
- Legal Theory