96290 - Administrative Law

Learning outcomes

The course aims to provide students a comprehensive knowledge of Italian administrative system, in light of its principles and sources’ developments. The course deals with the ways in which public administrations operate, through an analysis of the major organizational forms and activities at play. The purpose is also to illustrate the legal framework in which Cultural Heritage Law is related to.

Course contents

1. Origins and Development of Administrative Law
2. Sources of Administrative Law
3. Administrative Power
4. Administrative Procedure
5. Administrative Acts and Provisions
6. Public Administration Personnel
7. Public Assets
8. Contractual Activities of Public Administrations
9. Public Services
10. Regulations on Transparency in Public Administrations

Students attending classes will be able to take the exam based on a differentiated syllabus that will be communicated in class at the beginning of the course.

Readings/Bibliography

We recommend the following manual:

G. della CANANEA - M. DUGATO - B. MARCHETTI - A. POLICE - M. RAMAJOLI, Manual of Administrative Law, Giappichelli, Torino, third edition, 2025 or any subsequent editions

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