02527 - Administrative Law II

Learning outcomes

The acquisition of the institutional notions proper to administrative law, namely: the reasons for the existence of a public power and its subjection to legal rules; the law of public administrations; the administrative organisation in the articulations of central government and local autonomies; the functional moment of administrative action and its pathology; the institutes of administrative justice. All this also with reference to the most innovative and controversial issues of this law, through the highlighting of the various doctrinal orientations and the analysis of case law.

Course contents

1. Public Administration Personnel


2. Public Assets


3. Contractual Activities of Public Administrations


4. Public Services


5. Publicly-Owned Companies


6. Regulations for the Resolution of Conflicts of Interest and the Prevention of Corruption in Public Administrations


7. Regulations on Transparency in Public Administrations


8. Administrative Appeals


9. Administrative Jurisdiction


10. Actions Admissible Before the Administrative Court


11. Judicial Appeal: Deadline for Appeal, Appealable Decision, Notification of the Appeal, Filing of the Appeal, and Proceedings


12. Interim Application


13. Decision in the Case


14. Compliance Judgment


15. Appeal Judgment


16. Special Procedures


17. Appeal to the Supreme Court


18. Third-Party Opposition


19. Revocation


20. Arbitration in Administrative Disputes


21. The Court of Auditors


22. The Public Water Tribunals

Readings/Bibliography

For the topics listed from n. 1 to n. 7 in the "Contents" section above, we recommend the following manual:

G. della CANANEA - M. DUGATO - B. MARCHETTI - A. POLICE - M. RAMAJOLI, Manuale di diritto amministrativo, Giappichelli, Torino, terza ed., 2025 o eventuali edizioni successive

For the topics listed from n. 8 to n. 22 in the "Contents" section above, we recommend the following manual:

C.E. GALLO, Manuale di giustizia amministrativa, Giappichelli, Torino, tredicesima ed., 2026

 

Students already enrolled in previous academic years can use the Manuals recommended in the academic years in which they attended and indicated in the relevant Web Guides.

Teaching methods

Classes will be held in person.

Particular attention will be devoted to discussion and direct dialogue with the students, both during the lectures and during the weekly reception times indicated at the bottom of the page.

In addition to this basic preparation, the Course also aims to achieve a significant involvement of the students, through lectures and meetings on the most innovative and controversial topics of the subject, where they can reconstruct, depending on the topic, the different doctrinal orientations, the jurisprudential evolution and the concrete dynamics.

In order to ensure maximum information and coordination during the course of the lectures, students are invited to always check the lecturer's website for any notices as well as news relating to the course.

Assessment methods

The examination at the end of the course will be oral and the evaluation will be expressed in thirtieths. The interview will focus on topics related to those indicated in the "Contents" section, in order to verify the student's acquisition of the notions taught in the course.

The student's level of preparation will be assessed as follows:

18-19 Very limited preparation. Basic response to questions. Exposition not very technical.

20-23 Fair preparation. Acceptable response to the questions. Exposition with elements of technicality.

24-27 Good preparation. Relevant answers. Technical and appropriate exposition.

28-29 Very good preparation. Complete answers with exact terminology. Display of good ability.

30 Excellent preparation. Answers supported by comprehensive knowledge and with very adequate terminology. Systematic exposition.

30 L Uncommon and excellent preparation. Very satisfactory answers denoting study, thorough knowledge and acquired logical ability. Reconstructive and brilliant exposition.

Teaching tools

Students with learning disorders and/or temporary or permanent disabilities: please contact the office responsible (https://site.unibo.it/studenti-con-disabilita-e-dsa/en/for-students) as soon as possible so that they can propose acceptable adjustments. The request for adaptation must be submitted in advance (15 days before the exam date) to the lecturer, who will assess the appropriateness of the adjustments, taking into account the teaching objectives.

Office hours

See the website of Massimo Calcagnile