ADMINISTRATIVE LAW

Academic year
2025/2026 Syllabus of previous years
Official course title
DIRITTO AMMINISTRATIVO
Course code
ET0006 (AF:506825 AR:291243)
Teaching language
Italian
Modality
On campus classes
ECTS credits
6
Degree level
Bachelor's Degree Programme
Academic Discipline
IUS/10
Period
1st Term
Course year
2
Where
VENEZIA
Moodle
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The course is among the "characterising" ones of the Degree in Economics and Business.
The course aims to provide students with the knowledge of the fundamental legal notions of modern administrative law and to understand their function as tools for regulating economic and social reality. Essential for these purposes will be the acquisition of an appropriate legal language and the ability to frame human relationships of legal, personal and patrimonial relevance, within the reference regulatory system.
1. KNOWLEDGE AND UNDERSTANDING
- To have an overview of the main notions of today's administrative law, the organisation of public administration, administrative procedures, administrative acts, also with reference to the influence of European Union law.
- To understand the legal mechanisms of interaction between public administration activities and social and economic phenomena

2. ABILITY TO APPLY KNOWLEDGE AND UNDERSTANDING
- To acquire the basic ability to research and analyse legal sources and case law trends in administrative
- To be able to identify the legal notions relevant to regulate specific relations between the public administration, citizens and businesses

3. SKILLS OF JUDGMENT
- To interpret legal texts and other relevant materials and to relate them to each other
- To assess the consequences of the "tools" of administrative law in real cases

4. COMMUNICATIVE SKILLS
- To make appropriate use of the lexicon of administrative law and public organizations
- To be capable of adapting the style of communication according to the context, the audience and the kind of document/exposition to be made

5. LEARNING ABILITY
- To autonomously understand and interpret legislative, doctrinal and case law developments in administrative law
- To be able to deepen the knowledge of administrative law over time in relation to the evolution of public administrations

No specific prerequisites are required.
1. Origin and development of administrative law
2. Fundamental concepts, sources and general principles
3. The legal tools: organisation, human resources, goods
4. Administrative power, legal positions and remedies
5. The administrative procedure: structure, organisational figures, procedural rights
6. Administrative acts and decisions: legal regime and invalidity
7. Liability


M. D'Alberti, Lezioni di diritto amministrativo ("Lectures of administrative law"), Giappichelli, Turin, last edition (to be confirmed)
Learning will be assessed through a written test. The following assessment criteria will be taken into account when awarding marks: - knowledge and understanding of the legal framework and principles of the subject, as well as the relationships between the various sources of law; - ability to identify and evaluate relevant sources and resolve the issues presented; - appropriate use of legal terminology.
written
As a rule, the highest marks (27 and above) will be awarded to tests that: i) demonstrate a good or excellent level of knowledge and understanding of the legal notions; ii) contextualise, develop and correctly resolve all or almost all of the issues raised; iii) use legal terminology correctly.
Intermediate scores (24 to 26) will be awarded to tests that: i) demonstrate a fair level of knowledge and understanding of the legal notions; ii) contextualise, develop and correctly resolve a significant part of the issues raised; iii) demonstrate familiarity with legal vocabulary.
The lowest scores (from 18 to 23) will be assigned to tests that: i) demonstrate a poor level of knowledge and understanding of the legal notions; ii) contextualise, develop and correctly resolve a limited number of the questions asked; iii) contain significant errors in legal vocabulary.
lectures, slideshows, problem-solving, analysis of materials (e.g. administrative acts, organisation charts of public administrations) that will be available on Moodle, exercises
Definitive programme.
Last update of the programme: 02/07/2025