ABSTRACT
The concept of standing to sue is based on principles of constitutional and statutory law and judicial policy. Most courts have recognized that there may be sound judicial policy reasons for the courts not to get involved in certain kinds of controversies for which a judicial remedy would not be appropriate. Class actions, or lawsuits brought on behalf of a group of persons alleged to be injured by the defendant's actions, can be a useful legal procedure. Intervention is a procedure under which a person may present his position before an agency or a court even though he was not a party to the action originally. Under some circumstances a governmental agency may seek to bring an action against an individual to enforce a regulation pursuant to the authority given to it by the statute creating the agency. Governmental agencies exist by virtue of having been created by a legislative body and their authority is determined by the statute.
