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.

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.

Students with certification of DSA, disabilities or other special educational needs must contact the teacher at the beginning of the course to agree on teaching and examination methods which, in compliance with the teaching objectives, take into account individual learning methods and provide suitable compensatory tools. Please note that the request for compensatory/dispensatory measures for exams must be sent to the course teacher, the School contact person and the "Services sector for the inclusion of students with disabilities and DSA" (dsa. @unige.it) at least 10 working days before the test, as per the guidelines available at the link: https://unige.it/disabilita-dsa

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 addition to the notes and any teaching material offered in class or via the aulaweb platform, knowledge of the following volume will constitute an integral and necessary part of passing the exam:
A. CROSETTI, A. GIUFFRIDA, Lineamenti di diritto amministrativo, Giappichelli, Torino, 2022.

TEACHERS AND EXAM BOARD

Exam Board

DANIELE GRANARA (President)

RICCARDO MARIA NOCETI

ARMANDO GIUFFRIDA (President Substitute)

LESSONS

LESSONS START

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

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 the various topics of public administration.

Attending students have the option of taking a written midterm exam covering the portion of the syllabus communicated in class and also via the Aulaweb. 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 a 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.

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.

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.

Students with a disability or learning disability (LD) certification may request compensatory measures during the exam (e.g., additional time, concept maps and diagrams, modifications to the written/oral format), following the procedure outlined in the guidelines (p. 5) published here qui. For further information, please contact the Department's contact professor at Isa.Fanlo@unige.it

Exam schedule

FURTHER INFORMATION

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