OVERVIEW

The course has as its object, in the first part, the study of the legal discipline that regulates the organization and activity of the public administration and, in the second part, the study of the sectors of market regulation, contractual activity and services. public and social.

AIMS AND CONTENT

LEARNING OUTCOMES

The course deals with the principles of administrative law, especially concerning the organization of the public administration. Moreover it focuses on the general aspects of such organization and on the rules provided in statues and by the courts. Civil service, public property and public finance are also part of the course.

AIMS AND LEARNING OUTCOMES

The teaching of Administrative Law aims to offer an in-depth critical knowledge of administrative pluralism, employment in public administrations, responsibilities, means and financial resources needed for their organization and functioning, as well as administrative activity in its making (administrative procedure) and in its possible manifestations (acts, provisions, silences), also with elements of administrative justice.

More specifically, the teaching offers students adequate notions on the principles and discipline of organization and activity with specific reference to the following topics:

• the concept of administrative law and its sources, including meta-national ones;
• the organization of public administration, state and territorial and non-territorial entities;
• the discipline and management of public administration resources (public employees; public goods; financial resources);
• the administrative procedure and its phases as well as the role played by the person responsible for the procedure;
• administrative acts and provisions, administrative regimes other than the express provision and control instruments, including those on private economic activities, paying particular attention to the criteria for drafting administrative acts;
• the defects of administrative acts and the administrative and jurisdictional remedies available to remove such defects.

Individual study, attendance and participation in the proposed training activities will allow the student to achieve the following learning outcomes:

• know, remember and apply the principles that regulate the organization of public administration as well as the interrelations that exist between different public bodies and between the bodies of the bodies;
• know, remember and apply the principles that regulate the exercise of administrative functions and activities with the institutions and principles related to them;
• know and correctly use the legal discipline that regulates the resources of public administration (public employees, public assets, financial resources);
• know the administrative procedure, its phases and the criteria for drafting administrative acts, as well as the activities of the person responsible for the procedure and his responsibilities;
• know the institutions and instruments of administrative justice;
• express themselves in appropriate technical-legal language, with the ability to read and critically examine, with independent judgment, scientific articles and jurisdictional provisions relating to issues related to the subject of the teaching;
• upon passing the exam you will obtain the Open Badge SOFT SKILLS - Basic Literacy 1 - A.

TEACHING METHODS

The course consists of lectures, for a total of 54 hours (equal to 9 CFU), in which the fundamental principles of administrative law will be exposed and examples and practical cases discussed. Materials (regulations and administrative documents) of particular relevance for teaching will be posted on aulaweb.

Only attending students are also offered the possibility of taking an intermediate written test during the course, which does not have the value of exemption, but whose positive outcome leads to the achievement of a score, which can be used, if the student declares it at the time of official exam, for the formation of the final mark. Attendance requires attendance at at least two thirds of the lessons and is calculated with reference to the entire course of the lessons.

Students with valid certifications for Specific Learning Disorders (SLD), disabilities or other educational needs and having complied with Unige procedures (described here) who need compensatory measures to prepare the exams or during the exams are invited to contact the teacher at the beginning of the course to agree on any teaching methods that, in accordance with the teaching objectives, take into account individual learning styles. For requesting Unige services for students with disabilities and other information, please visit https://giurisprudenza.unige.it/serv_disabili. For further information, please visit https://unige.it/disabilita-dsa and contact the Department's disability liaison officer (isa.fanlo@unige.it).

SYLLABUS/CONTENT

The principles and sources of administrative law. Administrative organization: State, local authorities, public bodies, independent authorities. Relations between entities and bodies. Staff. Public goods. Public finance. The administrative procedure. The administrative provision and the criteria for its drafting. The defects of administrative acts. Administrative and jurisdictional remedies against administrative acts. Controls on acts and activities and management controls. Civil and administrative liability of the public administration and of employees and officials. Market regulation. Public contracts. Public services.

RECOMMENDED READING/BIBLIOGRAPHY

In order to pass the exam it is necessary to study the volume A. Crosetti, A. Giuffrida, Lineamenti di diritto amministrativo, Giappichelli, Turin, 2022 (pp. 1-542), in addition to the teaching material published through the Aulaweb platform.

TEACHERS AND EXAM BOARD

LESSONS

LESSONS START

The teaching will take place during the second semester. The timetable can be consulted on EasyAcademy.

Class schedule

The timetable for this course is available here: Portale EasyAcademy

EXAMS

EXAM DESCRIPTION

A) For attending students

The exam is written and is designed to assess the student's ability to explore and discuss various topics related to public administration activities. The test lasts two hours.

Attending students have the option of taking a written midterm exam on the portion of the syllabus communicated in class and also via the Aulaweb. The test lasts two hours. If the student passes this exam, the final exam will cover the remainder of the syllabus.

The pass mark obtained in the midterm exam will remain valid until the fall exam session.

If the student chooses not to take the midterm exam, fails it, or rejects the grade obtained in the midterm exam, the final exam will be written and will cover the entire syllabus.

All exam tests (midterm and final) consist of three open-ended questions relating to different topics within the midterm or final exam program.

The final grade is awarded out of thirtieths. To take the exam, students must register online for the chosen exam session. Students are strongly advised to cancel their registration if they decide not to take the exam.

B) For non-attending students

The official exam is exclusively written and covers the entire course syllabus, according to the methods mentioned above.

ASSESSMENT METHODS

The exam is aimed to assess the student's knowledge and acquisition of fundamental notions of administrative law, their ability to identify, understand, and apply the principles governing the subject matter and the forms and tools for exercising relevant administrative functions and activities, and their acquisition of appropriate technical and legal vocabulary. Evaluation criteria will include the quality of written presentation, appropriate use of legal vocabulary, and critical reasoning skills in relation to the course content.

Upon passing the exam you will obtain the Open Badge SOFT SKILLS - Basic Literacy 1 - A.

Students having a valid certification of disability or Specific Learning Disorders (DSA) and having complied with Unige procedures (described here) may request the use of compensatory measures during the exams (e.g. additional time and/or concept maps). In any case, for further information, please contact the Department’s disability liaison: Isa.Fanlo@unige.it

FURTHER INFORMATION

Contact the teacher for further information not included in the teaching sheet.