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. Introduction.

2. Sources of administrative law and regulation.

3. Legal relationships in administrative law.

4. Administrative act.

5. Administrative procedure.

6. Controls.

7. Responsibility.

8. Organisation.

9. Public services.

10. Goods.

11. Contracts.

13. Finance.

14. Administrative justice.

Readings/Bibliography

The recommended textbooks are an updated edition.

Introductory textbook:

1) M. CLARICH, Manuale di diritto amministrativo, Il Mulino, Bologna, II edizione, 2017;

Also:

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

Also:

3) L.TORCHIA, La dinamica del diritto amministrativo, Il Mulino, Bologna, 2017.

For the students from the Erasmus programme the recommended textbooks are:

if they need 18 credits:  M. CLARICH Manuale di diritto amministrativo, Il Mulino, Bologna, II edizione, 2017 and CASSESE S., Istituzioni di diritto amministrativo europeo, Giuffrè, Milano, V edizione, 2015;

if they need 9 credits: CASSESE S., Istituzioni di diritto amministrativo europeo, Giuffrè, Milano, V edizione, 2015.

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:

R. ALESSI, Principi di diritto amministrativo, voll. I e II, Giuffrè, Milano, 1978.

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

V. CERULLI IRELLI, Lineamenti di diritto amministrativo, Giappichelli, Torino, 2016.

M.S. GIANNINI, Diritto amministrativo, voll. I e II, Giuffrè, Milano, 1993.

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

G. NAPOLITANO, La logica del diritto amministrativo, Il Mulino, Bologna, 2017.

For complete explanation of subject's different perspectives:

S. COGNETTI, A. CONTIERI, S. LICCIARDELLO, F. MANGANARO, S. PERONGINI, F. SAITTA (a cura di), Percorsi di diritto amministrativo, Giappichelli, Torino, 2014

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

G. GRECO, Argomenti di diritto amministrativo, voll. I e II, Giuffrè, Milano, 2013.

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.

A. ROMANO (a cura di), L'azione amministrativa, Giappichelli, Torino, 2016.

F. G. SCOCA (a cura di), Diritto Amministrativo, II edizione, Giappichelli, Torino, 2015.

About general principles and administrative activity:

A. BARTOLINI, S. FANTINI, Le ragioni della specialità (principi e storia del diritto amministrativo), Rimini, 2017.

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

M. A. SANDULLI (a cura di), Codice dell'azione amministrativa, Milano, Giuffrè, 2017.

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.

Contractual activity of public administrations:

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

F. MASTRAGOSTINO (a cura di), Diritto dei contratti pubblici, Giappichelli, Torino, 2017.

About 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.

A. ROMANO, R. VILLATA (a cura di), Commentario breve alle leggi sulla giustizia amministrativa, Cedam, Padova, 2009.

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.ssa Paola Pozzani.
  
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.

Visits for the students will be organised at TAR and Corte dei conti in order to attend the hearings.

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.

Mid-term exam for attending students:

Only attending students can take a mid-term exam. The programme will be communicated in class. 

The mid-term exam is oral; it will take place between the 18th and the 22nd of December and between the 26th of February and the 3rd of March. The precise date will be communicated in class.

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 Paola Pozzani

See the website of Massimo Calcagnile