20110197 - Administrative Law I(Global Legal Studies)

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Programme

In the first one the main topic consists in analyzing the strategic relationships inside administrative law (AL), especially about the historical and political processes that give birth to administrative functions.
In the second place, the class will shift its attention on the organization of public administration (PA), by highlighting how each structure is characterized by a different logic of collective action.
In the third place, the class will discuss how the PA works, by focusing on the main public power’s features and administrative discretion (i.e. contractual freedom).
From this moment on, the fourth sections will deepen the different approaches to regulation (both authoritative and contractual) in order to understand how individuals can be preserved by abuses of public power. Therefore, the fifth section will be dedicated to the study of the safeguards set up by law for those who complain about the violation of their rights and interests.
The sixth section is analyzed the rise and transformation of administrative law in Europe.
In the seventh and last section, is explored the diffusion of administrative law in the world.
The teaching style consist in cases’ discussions.

Core Documentation

1. G. NAPOLITANO, LA LOGICA DEL DIRITTO AMMINISTRATIVO, BOLOGNA, IL MULINO, 2020. (or: S. CASSESE (A CURA DI), ISTITUZIONI DI DIRITTO AMMINISTRATIVO, IV ED., MILANO, GIUFFRÈ, 2015; M. CLARICH, MANUALE DI DIRITTO AMMINISTRATIVO, BOLOGNA, IL MULINO, 2015;)

2. CASI E STRATEGIE DEL DIRITTO AMMINISTRATIVO (a.y. 2020/2021). RACCOLTA DI CASI E SENTENZE CURATA DAL DOCENTE (AVAILABLE ON LINE)

3. G. NAPOLITANO, INTRODUZIONE AL DIRITTO AMMINISTRATIVO COMPARATO, BOLOGNA, IL MULINO, 2021- ONLY CHAPTERS 2 AND 3