Concept and raison d’être of the procedure; its stages; the rules contained in the general discipline. Act and injuction: their concept, essential and possible specific elements; their classification.
Individual study, class attendance, and participation in the proposed learning activities will enable students to:
Describe the main legal provisions governing administrative activity, identifying the relevant institutions and principles;
Identify and apply the principal legal norms by analyzing concrete issues that may arise before the administrative courts;
Critically examine, with independent judgment, scholarly articles in the field of administrative law, as well as judicial decisions from lower courts, higher courts, and the Constitutional Court concerning matters relevant to the course;
Express themselves using appropriate legal terminology: develop the ability to communicate effectively, both in written and oral form, on matters pertaining to procedural and substantive administrative law; adapt their communication to the context (academic scholarship, case law, public administration); and make use of various sources and tools (including the most commonly used legal databases in the practice of administrative law).
The course will be structured around lectures, complemented by an examination of relevant case law.
Students with valid certifications for Specific Learning Disorders (SLD), disabilities or other educational needs are invited to contact the teacher and the Department's disability liaison officer 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
The course will cover the following topics.
Administrative Procedure and Administrative Act: Administrative activity and its general principles; the regulation of administrative procedure; the structure and phases of the procedure; types of administrative procedures. The administrative act: definition, characteristics, and structural aspects; the form, effectiveness, enforcement, and invalidity of administrative acts; types of administrative acts; second-degree administrative acts; agreements replacing administrative acts; public services.
F.G. Scoca, Diritto amministrativo, Latest Edition, Turin, G. Giappichelli Editore:
Part III (Administrative Activity): entire section – approximately pp. 169–282;
Part IV (Administrative Measures and Conduct): entire section – approximately pp. 283–398;
Part V (Consensual Administration): only Chapter 1 (“Agreements”) – approximately pp. 399–413;
Part VI (Resources): only Chapter 3 (“Public Property”) – approximately pp. 505–532;
Part VII (Controls and Liability): entire section – approximately pp. 533–590;
Part VIII (Public Powers and the Economy): only Chapter 2 (“Public Services”) – approximately pp. 629–664.
Ricevimento: Student consultations will be held at the beginning of the lectures.
GIOVANNI ACQUARONE (President)
GEROLAMO TACCOGNA
MATTEO TIMO (President Substitute)
PIERA VIPIANA (President Substitute)
MARCELLO BOLOGNESI (Substitute)
I semester September 2025
The exam is conducted orally and aims to assess the ability to analyze and argue topics related to the lessons.
The exam will consist of multiple open-ended questions requiring structured, reasoned answers, covering each part of the course content.
Assessment criteria:
Appropriateness of the legal terminology used;
Consistency of the answers with the course objectives and expected learning outcomes.
Students having a valid certification of disability or Specific Learning Disorders (DSA) may request the use of compensatory measures during the exams (e.g. additional time and/or concept maps), following the guidelines (p. 5) published here. In any case, for further information, please contact the Department’s disability liaison: Isa.Fanlo@unige.it
Ask the professor for other information not included in the teaching schedule.
