European Administrative Law 2024/2025

The course is divided into four parts. After a general introduction on the evolution of EU administrative law (4 hours), the first  and general part (18 hours) focuses on the forms of EU administrative action (direct administration, indirect administration, shared administration) and the different types of administrative procedures. The second part (10 hours) focuses on the principles of EU administrative law (proportionality; due process, participation and right to be heard; access and transparency). The third part (8 hours) focuses on the review of EU administrative decisions and on non-judicial remedies (Ombudsman and Boards of appeal).The course will be based both onfrontal lectures and on the analysis of cases and materials. Cases and materials will be in part discussed with the active participation of attending students. 

Exam

For non attending students, the exam will be oral, on the entire programme of the course.   For attending students, the presentation of case during the course will be evaluated, counting as one third of the final assessment. Additional instruments, such as the writing of response papers, could be organized on a voluntary basis, as part of the evaluation.  The Syllabus and the materials are provided on Teams.

Textbook: G. della Cananea, M. Conticelli, M. De Bellis, EU Executive Governance: Agencies and Procedures, Giappichelli, 2019, or C. Harlow, P. Leino & G. della Cananea (eds.), Research Handbook on European Union Administrative Law (Oxford, Elgar, 2017)