Designing for Contestation: Insights from Administrative Law

A paper presented at the Workshop on Contestability in Algorithmic Systems at CSCW 2019. Challenging algorithmic decisions is important to decision subjects, yet numerous factors can limit a person's ability to contest such decisions. We propose that administrative law systems, which were created to ensure that governments are kept accountable for their actions and decision making in relation to individuals, can provide guidance on how to design contestation systems for algorithmic decision-making.