Introduction to Comparative Administrative Law Part I – Legal Regulations on the Organisation of the Public Administration – UMCS

About this course

The module covers the knowledge in the area of the comparative administrative law, in the first part of the course, the legal regulation on the administrative bodies. It includes the characteristics of the comparative law, especially, the comparative administrative law. It will cover knowledge on the legal regulation on administrative bodies, their tasks and legal sta-tus. It presents the review of the fundamental terms and institutions of comparative adminis-trative law, the role of the integrations in the field of administrative law, especially on the role of the European Administrative Space. The course will analyse the different administrative systems. The module develops the ability of comparative analysis of different law systems and distinct legal solutions, mutual relations of the authorities, concepts of municipal units, public service provision and administrative law doctrine.

Expected learning outcomes

KNOWLEDGE: 1. A student knows and understands how to define terms from the scope of comparative law, comparative administrative law, indicated where and in what context they are being used- K_W_01; 2. A student knows and understands how to indicate the law regulated relations be-tween organs and institutions- K_W_04; 3. A student knows and understands decisions making subjects, having regard to apply-ing the law- K_ W_09; 4. A student knows and understands how to indicate the laws and obligations of the administrative bodies, public servants and citizens- K_W_13; SKILLS: 1. A student is able to interpret and apply the Comparative Administrative Law and other enactments regulating the issues on administrative bodies – K_U_02; ATTITUDES: 1. A student is ready to work in a group taking different roles- K_K_05; 2. A student is ready to set the priorities necessary to carry out, appointed by himself or others, tasks- K_K_09.

Indicative Syllabus

1. Ackerman, Susan R., Lindseth Peter L. & Emerson, Blake (2017): Comparative Administrative Law. Cheltenham (UK) – Northampton (MA, USA): Edward Elgar 2. Kuhlmann, Sabine & Wollmann, Hellmut (2019): Introduction to Comparative Public Administration. Cheltenham (UK) – Northampton (MA, USA): Edward Elgar (or the 2014 edition) 3. Hoffman, István (2017): Challenges of the comparative municipal law – in the light of the comparison of the municipal tasks. In: Hinţea, Cristina M., Moldovan, Bogdan A., Radu, Bianca V., Suciu, Raluca M. (eds.): Transylvanian International Conference in Public Administration (Cluj-Napoca, Romania, 2-4 November 2017) Cluj-Mapoca, Accent Publisher, 2017, pp. 206-219 (http://www.apubb.ro/intconf/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/Transylvanian-Conference-in-PA-2017.pdf)

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