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Administrative law

the principle that a public body acting beyond the powers granted to it acts unlawfully, often presented as the basis of judicial review.

In administrative law, ultra vires doctrine refers to the principle that a public body acting beyond the powers granted to it acts unlawfully, often presented as the basis of judicial review. This meaning comes from Forsyth (1996) in The Cambridge Law Journal.[1]

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Forsyth, C. (1996). Of Fig Leaves and Fairy Tales: The Ultra Vires Doctrine, the Sovereignty of Parliament and Judicial Review. The Cambridge Law Journal, 55(1), 122-140. https://doi.org/10.1017/s0008197300097762

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