Course program
The teaching of "Public Administration and Administrative Procedure" will cover the main institutes of administrative law.
In particular, the teaching will cover the following topics:
1. The origins and developments of administrative law.
2. The sources and principles of administrative law.
3. Administrative transparency and the regulation of access.
4. The notion of public administration and public entity.
5. The organizational models: ministries, agencies, independent authorities, public bodies and public companies.
6. The personnel of public administrations.
7. Administrative leadership.
8. Public property and public interest.
9. Public services.
10. Administrative activity.
11. Le situazioni giuridiche soggettive: diritti soggettivi e interessi legittimi.
12. Le discrezionalità amministrativa.
13. Le valutazioni tecniche della p.a.
14. Il procedimento amministrativo: funzione e struttura
15. Il responsabile del procedimento.
16. La partecipazione al procedimento amministrativo.
17. L’istruttoria nel procedimento amministrativo.
18. Gli istituti di semplificazione del procedimento amministrativo.
19. La nozione di provvedimento amministrativo.
20. Tipologie di provvedimenti amministrativi
21. L’invalidità del provvedimento amministrativo.
22. L’autotutela.
23. Gli accordi amministrativi.
24. I contratti pubblici: appalti e concessioni.
25. La responsabilità erariale.
26. La responsabilità civile della p.a.
27. La tutela giurisdizionale nei confronti della p.a. e il riparto di giurisdizione
28. Il processo amministrativo.
Prerequisites
No other propaedeutic teaching is required.
The Professor will provide students with the knowledge necessary for comprehending the instructional content.
Books
The recommended texts are:
- M. Clarich, Manuale di diritto amministrativo, Bologna, il Mulino, 2022
or
- M. D’Alberti, Lezioni di diritto amministrativo, Torino, Giappichelli, 2023.
Frequency
Attendance is mandatory.
Students are required to engage with all video lessons and study the associated teaching materials and slides.
Exam mode
Student assessment will take place through an oral examination. Account will be taken, in assessing the student's achievements, of the student's capacity for reasoning and critical analysis, expository technique, and also of attendance and active participation in the classroom. To this end, the oral examination appears to be the most appropriate for highlighting learning outcomes.
Students’ achievement of the expected learning outcomes is evaluated through an oral final examination, featuring open-ended questions that cover the course topics, conducted by a committee chaired by the Professor.
This assessment is graded on a scale of thirty points, with the final grade reflecting both the students’ performance in the oral examination (80%) and their active and effective participation in the course e-tivities (20%).
A minimum grade of 18/30 is required to pass the examination, demonstrating sufficient knowledge of the course content.
To attain a score of 30/30 with distinction, students must demonstrate excellent knowledge of all course topics and the ability to make logical and coherent connections amongst them.
Lesson mode
The activities are based on a dialectical, interactive and dynamic approach capable of actively involving students. This is intended to provide a comprehensive, in-depth and focused preparation on the issues covered, suitable for providing solid support for individual study activities and an ability to solve concrete cases.
Teaching is conducted entirely at a distance. All teaching activities are conducted online via the UnitelmaSapienza e-learning platform and according to the UnitelmaSapienza e-learning model.
The teaching has a total duration of 54 hours of teaching (dispensational plus interactive), including 36 video lectures equivalent to 36 hours of dispensational teaching activities (DE) and 18 hours of interactive teaching activities (DI), and involves a total student commitment of 225 hours, which includes attendance at dispensational teaching and interactive teaching activities, individual study, as well as participation in other self-study and self-assessment activities.
The course uses the following teaching methods and tools:
- video lectures lasting about 30 minutes (didactic delivery - DE, through which the student acquires knowledge, understanding and learning skills, also benefiting from the intervention of witnesses and experts in the field);
- Individual study of the slides and teaching materials attached to the video lectures as well as the in-depth materials attached to the e-activities (through which the student acquires knowledge, comprehension skills and learning skills);
- Case-study analysis webinar, structured e-activity with four phases:
1. launch forum and presentation of the case-study;
2. study of in-depth material provided by the lecturer (administrative and case law material; articles of doctrine);
3. preparation of a written paper by the student;
4. webinar in which students, guided by the lecturer and in an interactive and collaborative learning environment, analyze the written papers;
- Case-study analysis webinar, structured e-activity consisting of four phases:
1. launch forum and presentation of the case-study;
2. study of material related to the case-study (judgments, court documents, relevant legislation);
3. elaboration, also in written form, of a line of defense for each trial party, with possible division of students into working groups;
4. webinar in which students, guided by the lecturer and in an interactive and collaborative learning context, discuss the case studied, simulating the different trial parts;
- self-assessment of the skills acquired by the student during the course by administering multiple-choice quizzes.
A qualified Tutor provides assistance and support to the students' learning process.