Law, Human Rights and democracy in the Wizarding World

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No: HPFGUIDX 31057

Jenett wrote:

> So, between the question of scale, and the fact that it might be a 
new 
> issue that hadn't come up before (or at least not at all recently), 
I 
> don't see anything really bizzare about what structure we see. It's 
an 
> administrative framework, really, not a judicial one, even though 
the 
> administrative stuff includes stuff that is called 'legal' 
and 'illegal'.

I tend to agree with your analysis. At least, I believe that, in the 
framework of the American legal system, the administrative agencies 
(e.g. the FDA, the FTC, the EPA) have some combination of executive, 
legislative, and judicial powers. So it can be done, somehow. On the 
other hand, most, if not all, administrative hearings can be appealed 
to a court of law (uh, I think).


Sincerely,

Emily A. Chen