英文摘要 |
There is a lack of empirical studies investigating the effectiveness of judicial review on bureaucratic control in the public administration literature. To provide empirical evidence, this study surveyed the amendments of the administrative rules that were judged illegal by the Supreme Court in Taiwan from 1950 to 2020 in order to evaluate the court-administrative-rules relationship. Totally 90 cases were analyzed based on the discretionary space decided by the Supreme Court, and how the discretionary space impacted administrative agencies' decisions on when and how to amend the illegal rules. This study found that although most rules were amended as the Supreme Court requested, they were only amended after the judicial deadlines. Judicial review had limited effect on bureaucratic control because of bureaucratic self-interest orientation and the Supreme Court's lack of authority to track the amendments after the rulings. Based on the findings, this study developed a model of administrative agencies decision making pattern to describe and explain their strategies in the game with the Supreme Court. When administrative agencies dissented from the Supreme Court's rulings or believed costs to amend were too high, they may delay amendment to gain more opportunity to negotiate or to figure out new solutions. In sum, administrative agencies tend to respond the Supreme Court with the ''minimum cost combination'' to maximize their own interests. To achieve the equilibrium in the game of administration and judicial, incentives other than legal requirements for administrative agencies are needed. |