Synonyms
Judicial activism; Judicial advice; Judicial charge; Judicial guidance; Judicial review; Judicial stewardship; Judicial supervision; Judicial surveillance
Definition
Judicial oversight refers to the process by which the judiciary examines the legality of any action of a person or authority public or private in accordance with the provisions of the Constitution or any law of a country. Thus, judicial oversight of bureaucracy refers to the procedures and mechanisms of the judiciary by which the functions of bureaucracy are scrutinized and tested based on evidence for its validity or legitimacy.
Introduction
This chapter deals with a vital issue of governance that is judicial oversight of bureaucracy by which individual rights and accountability of bureaucrats are ensured. Judicial oversight has some common types widely and popularly used globally such as judicial review, judicial supervision, judicial activisms, and judicial advice (Mollah 2014a, b). Typically, judicial review...
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Mollah, M.A.H. (2018). Judicial Oversight of Bureaucracy. In: Farazmand, A. (eds) Global Encyclopedia of Public Administration, Public Policy, and Governance. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-20928-9_697
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