The course aims to provide both a theoretical and practical framework of administrative organization and its tools
The main subjects of the course are the following: General and Constitutional Principles of Administrative Law. The Organisation of the Public Administration. The bodies and models of organisation. The relationship with the European Administration. Framework of civil servants. Public goods. Civil liability of the Public Administration and Administrative liability of civil servants. Administrative Regulation of the markets. Contractual activity of the Public Administration. The competitive tenders. Public services
The course aims to provide an in-depth critical understanding of administrative pluralism, public employment within public administrations, responsibilities, tools, and financial resources required for their organization and functioning.
Individual study, class attendance, and participation in the proposed educational activities will enable students to:
Describe the main regulatory provisions governing administrative organization and its tools, listing the related institutions and principles;
Identify and apply the main legal rules by analyzing concrete issues that may arise within public administrations;
Critically examine, with independent judgment, academic articles in the field of administrative law, as well as rulings from lower courts, higher courts, and the Constitutional Court on matters related to the course content;
Use appropriate legal and technical language: develop the ability to communicate effectively, both in writing and orally, about administrative law topics; adapt communication to different contexts (legal scholarship, case law, public administration); and make use of various sources and tools (including the most common legal databases used in the practice of administrative law).
Prerequisites include an excellent knowledge of the institutions of constitutional law and private law, as well as a satisfactory command of legal terminology.
For information regarding course prerequisites, please refer to the website of the Department of Law.
Teaching Methodology: case-based teaching; traditional lectures with theoretical content and references to case law.
Frontal lectures will be complemented by a case/problem-based teaching approach: students (individually and in groups) will analyze significant real-life cases that have drawn judicial attention, also using major legal databases. Each group (or individual student) will be required to analyze a relevant case and develop and present a proposed solution.
Classes will be held in person.
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 concept of administrative law. Administrative organization and activity.
Administrative law systems: evolution.
Principles of administrative law, with particular focus on administrative organization.
Sources of administrative law.
Powers and subjective legal positions.
Organization in general.
Specific organizational structures.
Means. In particular: public assets, financial resources, human resources (public sector employment).
Public administration contracts.
Administrative controls.
Liability of public administrations and of public sector employees.
The recommended textbook, updated to reflect the latest legislative and case law developments, is:
P.M. Vipiana, L'organizzazione amministrativa e i suoi mezzi, Cedam WKI, 2019.
Non-attending students must complete their exam preparation using the following textbook:
Matteo Timo, Le concessioni balneari alla ricerca di una disciplina fra normativa e giurisprudenza, Giappichelli, 2020.
Ricevimento: Before the beginnig or after the end of every lesson or by appointment by sending an email to matteo.timo@unige.it
MATTEO TIMO (President)
I semester September 2025
ADMINISTRATIVE LAW
The final exam is oral or, at the discretion of the examination board, written and oral.
Any midterm assessments will be agreed upon with the students and reserved for those who have attended at least two-thirds of the classes.
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
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