00217 - Administrative Law (A-C)

Learning outcomes

The course aims to provide students with the tools necessary to achieve a comprehensive level of preparation on the most important principles of administrative law and institutions, which also allows them to reap the many practical aspects of application.
Given the matter complexity, the teaching activities will be structured so as to present in a first stage of the course in what way public administrations operate, through the analysis of the major organizational forms that are used and activities which are called to play. In a second stage will be developed the issues related to the procedures for the exercise of administrative activities and general profiles of administrative justice.
In this sense, therefore, will be its institutional depth the concepts of administrative law, such as: the reasons for the existence of a public power and subjection to the same legal rules, the administrative organization in the joints of the central government and local government, the moment of the action functional and administrative safeguards for those subject to it; institutions of administrative justice.
To complete this basic training, the course also aims to achieve a significant involvement of students, through lectures and discussions held the most innovative and controversial topics of matter, in which to rebuild, depending on the topic, the different orientations doctrine, the development of the case and the actual dynamics, through the use of interactive teaching methods such as learning on demand, or the students' participation in meetings with qualified representatives of civil society.

Course contents

1. Pubblic and private rights of pubblic administrations. 
 
2. Sources of administrative law. 

3. Administration and costitutional text - Costitutional principles about functions, organization and action. 

4. Administration and costitutional text - Costitutional principles about citizen's protection in fornt the administration. 
 
5. Organization and public functions.  

6. Public functions and public utilities. 

7. Government agencies and distibution of public functions. Relationships between agencies (intersubjectives). 

8. Offices and structures of government agencies, distribution of functions operating activities (competences). 
  
9. The subjective element of the organization. Work in public administration. The public servants. 

10. The distinction between politics and administration, the organization of public administrations. Administration's executives. 
 
11. Organizational models in relation with political leaning. 

12. Organizational models in relation with the public and private organization. 13. Administration's system. 

14. Public and private assets, administrative functions. 
 
15. The financial resources. 

16. From function to action. The administrative deed. 
  
17. Contentsadn effects of administrative's action. 

18. Administrative discretion. 

19. The administrative procedure. The law 241/1990. 

20. Stages of the administrative procedure. 

21. The cognitive activities of  public administrations. 

22. The transparency (access and publicy) and the e-goverment. 

23. The simplifications. 

24. Types of administrative measures. 

25. Invalidity and irregularities of the administrative action. 

26. Second degree administrative proceedings. 

27. The activities of the government negotiating. Care about administration's private interests. 

28. The activities of the government negotiating. Care about public interests. 

29. Government action and liability. 

30. The protection of citizens against governament's acts and behaviors. 

Readings/Bibliography

The textbooks recommended are an updated edition.

Introductory textbook:

1) F. MERLONI, Istituzioni di diritto amministrativo, Giappichelli, Torino, II edizione, 2016;

or:

1) M. CLARICH, Manuale di diritto amministrativo, Il Mulino, Bologna, II edizione, 2015;

Also:

2) C. E. GALLO, Manuale di giustizia amministrativa, Giappichelli, Torino, VIII edizione, 2016

Also:

3) G.GRECO, Argomenti di Diritto Amministrativo, Volume II, Parte speciale, Letture, Quarta edizione, Giuffrè, Milano, 2013

 

For deepening study

For those who wish to carry out further study and for students that after graduation are preparing their professional training, we recommend the following texts:

Subject's general outlines:

F.BENVENUTI, Disegno dell'amministrazione Italiana. Linee positive e prospettive, Padova, Cedam, 1996.

F. BASSI, Lezioni di diritto amministrativo, Giuffrè, Milano, 2008

G. MORBIDELLI, Il diritto amministrativo tra particolarismo e universalismo, Editoriale Scientifica, Napoli, 2012

For complete expanation of subject's different aspects:

R. GAROFOLI G. FERRARI, Manuale di diritto amministrativo, IX edizione, Nel Diritto Editore, Roma, 2016.

F. G. SCOCA (a cura di), Diritto Amministrativo, Torino, Giappichelli, II edizione, 2014.

L. MAZZAROLLI, G. PERICU, A.ROMANO, F. A. ROVERSI MONACO e F.G. SCOCA (a cura di), Diritto Amministrativo, Bologna, Monduzzi Editore, IV edizione, 2005.

S. Cognetti, A. Contieri, S. Licciardello, F. Manganaro, S. Perongini, F. Saitta (a cura di), Percorsi di diritto amministrativo, Giappichelli, Torino, 2014

On general principles and administrative activity:

M. A. SANDULLI (a cura di), Codice dell'azione amministrativa, Milano, Giuffrè, 2011. 

G. MORBIDELLI, (a cura di), I fondamenti dell’organizzazione amministrativa, Dike Giuridica editrice, Roma, 2010

SANTI ROMANO, I. L’ordinamento giuridico, II^ Ediz., 1946, II. Principi di diritto costituzionale generale, II^ Ediz., 1946, III. Frammenti di un dizionario giuridico, 1947. Ora tutti in: L’”ultimo” Santi Romano, Giuffrè Editore, Milano, 2013

D. U. GALETTA (a cura di), Diritto amministrativo nell’Unione europea – argomenti e materiali, G. Giappichelli, Torino, 2014.

Contractual activity of public administrations:

C. FRANCHINI (a cura di), I contratti di appalto pubblico, Torino, UTET, 2010. 

On the administrative justice:

F. G. SCOCA (a cura di), Giustizia amministrativa, Giappichelli, Torino, IV edizione, 2014.

G. MORBIDELLI, Codice della giustizia amministrativa, Giuffrè, Milano, 2015.

N. SAITTA, Sistema di giustizia amministrativa, Editoriale Scientifica, Napoli, 2015.

A. TRAVI, Lezioni di giustizia amministrativa, G. Giappichelli, Torino, XI edizione, 2014,

  

Teaching methods

Teaching will take place through lectures, but with special attention to the comparison and direct dialogue with the students, who will, during class, or make proposals for deepening the debate. It is also possible to give students additional questions or issues outside the hours of lectures during the opening week of receipt indicated in the bottom of the page.
To make it even more effective educational activities during the current cycle of meetings will be organized with qualified personalities from civil society aimed at deepening the metodologies and application of administrative relief.
Within the course there are also three specific modules held by Prof. Massimo Calganile and Prof. Andrea Fantin
  
To provide maximum information and coordination during the lessons, students are encouraged to always check the website of the teacher as well as information concerning any warnings to the course.
Teaching integrative
Inside the course will be organized for students attending courses of seminars with practical exercises, involving the analysis of measures and cases of species and aim to make students achieve an understanding of them, including through the use of modern technologies .
In order to better organize such seminars, the teacher will proceed to identify the subjects in relation to the issues stated during ciclio of lessons that are more points of interest with the involvement of students through a comparative model of learning on demand.

Assessment methods

The final examination will be conducted orally. Enrollment to the final exam can only be made on-line on the web site of the University. The examination may be taken only after passing examinations of constitutional law and private law.

Teaching tools

To make more complete study and investigation of the issues discussed during lectures and seminars students will indacate additional teaching materials, in addition to the texts indicated above. This material will also be made available to students, who will consult on the website of Prof.: http://www.unibo.it/docenti/giuseppe.caia and in the section of this page dedicated to educational materials (AMS Campus). 

Office hours

See the website of Giuseppe Caia

See the website of Massimo Calcagnile

See the website of Andrea Fantin