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Reason-giving in English and European Community Administrative Law

English administrative law lacks a general duty to give reasons for administrative decisions, though the courts require reasons to be given in many situations. This article compares the case-law of the English courts with that of the European Court of Justice. The article also considers a proposed solution to the lack of a general duty to give reasons in English administrative law as advanced by Sir John Laws. According to Laws, as administrators are required, by the Wednesbury doctrine, to act reasonably, this could be interpreted as imposing a duty to give reasons. The paper argues that the English courts should seek a principled approach by developing a general duty to give reasons.