An organizational ombuds is an individual who serves as a neutral party representative within an organization who provides conflict resolution and problem-solving services to members of the organization (internal ombuds) and/or for clients or...
administrative law
peremptory writ of mandate (or mandamus)
A peremptory writ of mandate, or mandamus, is a judicial writ (i.e. order) to any governmental body, government official, or lower court requiring that the they perform an act or cease to act where the court finds that an official law, duty or judgment...
policy
A policy is a guiding principle that leads a government or agency to make laws or to govern effectively. From a narrow angle, policy also refers to the rules and regulations made by an administrative department. Administrative regulations or...
preemption
Preemption is a doctrine in constitutional law that applies when two authorities conflict with one another. It refers to the idea that a higher authority of law will displace the law of a lower authority of law when the two authorities come...
prerogative writ
A prerogative writ is an outdated term for a writ issued by a court exercising unusual or discretionary power (as opposed to a writ of right). It is a writ directing a governmental agency, official, or other court. The prerogative writs are...
qua
Qua is Latin for acting in the capacity of, acting as, or in the manner of. After identifying a person, the word "qua" may be added to signify that the rest of the statement pertains to that person acting in the capacity of whatever title or...
quasi-judicial
Quasi-judicial means “court like.” Some common usages of the term “quasi-judicial” in a legal sense include:
Quasi-judicial refers to a proceeding conducted by an administrative or executive official or organization that is similar to...quasi-legislative
Quasi-legislative means a legislative-like act undertaken by an entity other than a legislature. Entities beside the legislature cannot have full legislative powers due to the nondelegation doctrine but may still serve a quasi-legislative...
referee
In law, a referee is a judicial official who acts as a master in proceedings (i.e. an official who assist the judge in limited manners, usually pertaining to fact-finding). Referees are often used in complex cases where specialized knowledge...
rule
In general, a rule is any standard, principle, or norm that guides conduct. Thus, any factual situation calling for a decision might be thought of as raising two questions: first, what rules apply to these facts; second, what decision should...