Executive branch agencies create a variety of legal materials including regulations, administrative decisions, and guidance documents.
This guide is designed to assist in researching administrative law issues. As always, we recommend beginning with a secondary source. Every area of administrative law has its own secondary sources. These can be found both through searching the BC law library catalog and on Lexis and Westlaw:
The rest of this guide is organized by type of legal material. The Code of Federal Regulations is the collection of general and permanent regulations promulgated by administrative agencies.The Federal Register is the official daily publication of rules, proposed rules, and notices of Federal agencies. Other administrative materials, including administrative decisions, dockets, regulatory histories, and executive documents each have their own page.
If you encounter any difficulties while researching an administrative law issue, reach out to one of the reference librarians. We are always happy to help.
