B5091 - ADMINISTRATIVE LAW AND EU MARKET LEGISLATION

Learning outcomes

At the end of this course, students will gain expertise in public administration, understanding its main activities and principles, and become familiar with administrative actions and various types of public contracts. A specific emphasis is placed on studying and applying institutions in the tourism and urban sectors, acknowledging their close ties to local communities. An integrated approach is pursued, involving governance and administration and thus connecting diverse public and private interests. In the second part of the course, students will acquire general knowledge of EU legislation, providing fundamental guidelines for analyzing the internal market regulation. The focus will be on the free movement of people and services, as well as on European incentive schemes and state aids, with a particular attention for the implications in the context of tourism and urban services sectors.

Course contents

What is law?

State and its development

Rights and duties

Sovereignity and its development

Form of government

Political institutions, bodies and powers

Jurisdictional power and the judiciary

The sources of law

Administrative law and global administrative law

Administrative measures, decisions and decision-making

Administrative proceeding

General Profiles of the European Union

The legal order of the European Union

The Decision-Making Process in the European Union

The Policies of the European Union

State aids

Any change or increase of aforementioned contents will be announced in due course.

Readings/Bibliography

The exams will be based on the course material (slides, docs, case law etc.) that will be uploaded on "Virtuale" Platform (Dashboard) during the academic year.

The course material will be explained and discussed during the course lessons, so for non-attending students the following readings may be used for a better understanding:

T. Groppi – A. Simoncini, “Foundations of Italian Public Law”, Giappichelli, 2023: Chapter I, II, III, par. 1, 2, 6, 7,8; IV, par. 1, 7, 8, 10; V, VI, par. 1-6; VII, X, 1, 2,5; XI, par. 1-5;

S. Cassese, “What is Global Administrative Law and why study it?” in https://www.unipa.it/dipartimenti/dems/cds/internationalrelationspoliticstradefullyonline2262/.content/documenti/varie/Cassese-2012.pdf;

K-D Borchardt, “The ABC of EU law” in https://op.europa.eu/en/publication-detail/-/publication/5d4f8cde-de25-11e7-a506-01aa75ed71a1;

R. Torino (edited by), “Introduction to European Union Internal Market law” in https://romatrepress.uniroma3.it/wp-content/uploads/2019/05/intr-rato.pdf.

Teaching methods

Frontal lessons

Assessment methods

Three full exams will be scheduled each Academic Year generally as both multiple choice test and written open questions (Test and written exam are not an open book exams. English dictionaries may be used).

One mid-term exam on the topics covered in class up to that point could be scheduled.

To take exams, each student must be enrolled before the deadline (see AlmaEsami webpage).

Any problem must be promptly communicated to the teacher/tutor.

By way of example, the following criteria will be used to assess written exam (30 min.) consisting of 6 multiple choice questions and 3 open questions.

Every correct answer of multiple choice questions counts 2 points and every correct answer of open questions counts up to 6 points.
Only the students that score at least 18 points will pass the exam, hence:

<18 insufficient

18-23 sufficient

24-27 average/good

28-30 very good

By way of example, the following criteria will be used to assess oral exam:

- sufficient or barely sufficient knowledge on the programme, limited reasoning ability, some difficulties in using technical and legal language → 18-21/30;

- fairly good knowledge of the programme, adequate critical reasoning ability, sound use of technical and legal language → 22-25/30;

- comprehensive knowledge of the programme, notable reasoning ability, good command of technical and legal language → 26-29/30;

- extensive program knowledge, excellent reasoning ability, and ability to fully master technical-legal language → 30-30L/30.

Grade rejection:

Students can reject the grade obtained at the exam. To this end, he/she must email a request to the lecturer within the date set for registration

Teaching tools

Slide, docs etc. will be uploaded and made accessible on "Virtuale" Platform (Dashboard) during the academic year.

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 Roberto Manservisi