Administrative law and public action

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administration : organisation and judicial revieuw 

Complements and practical exercises

Administration : organisation and judicial revieuw

Power and public action

While some authors have observed an "expansion of the administrative area" in our contemporary societies, others underline the "erosion of the authority" accorded to public services. However, administrative law does seem to restrain political players, at all levels of power. In order to confirm this premise, the Power and public action part aims to introduce students to the study and analysis of certain types of interaction between legal standards and political play. For the academic year 2019-2020, it is proposed to students to focus on the administrative constraints that influence the local public representatives. To do this, the following thematic lessons are proposed:
- Negotiating a political majority and become mayor; - Returning to the voting booth (by-elections); - Losing a majority (the vote of a motion of constructive mistrust); - Cumulating mandates.
These issues have been chosen for two fundamental reasons: firstly, they involve the intervention of multiple public authorities (Parliaments, Governments, Council of State, Constitutional Court and  Communal Colleges) allowing students to study and analyse the political games. Secondly, based on legislative standards, political players have been forced to consider the consequences of their actions, in terms of administrative law.

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At the end of this course, students should be able to:
a. master the key concepts of the subject from a theoretical and practical point of view; and to
b. apply the subject knowledge to factual situations similar to those faced in the professions to which their degrees give access; 
c. evaluate critically the existing legal solutions, disputes and systems reviewed throughout this course;
d. make out their personal opinion and defend it in writing and orally in accordance with the standards of their specialisation (law, political sciences, management of human resources).

Complements and practical exercises

At the end of this course, students should be able to:
a. master the key concepts of the subject from a theoretical and practical point of view; and to
b. apply the subject knowledge to factual situations similar to those faced in the professions to which their degrees give access; 
c. evaluate critically the existing legal solutions, disputes and systems reviewed throughout this course;
d. make out their personal opinion and defend it in writing and orally in accordance with the standards of their specialisation (law, political sciences, management of human resources).
 
 

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By the end of the course, students should be able to:
- understand the legislative standards governing the themes mentionned above; - study and analyse the political play between public authorities (based on the decisions of the Council of State and the Constitutional Court); - study and analyse the consequences of the political players' actions in terms of administrative law.

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none

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none

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Students must attend the Administrative Law part.

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The course consists of 30/60 hours of teaching, allocated as follows:
·  lectures, covering the main issues of the subject;
·  seminars -specific sessions dedicated to the resolution of actual disputes are organised- (and self lurning ) during which:the subject is reviewed through cases (analysis) - of which the complexity increases gradually - and through questions favouring an analytical approach and enhancing the capacity for legal-problem solving in a particular factual situation
 

Complements and practical exercises

The course consists of 30/60 hours of teaching, allocated as follows:
·  lectures, covering the main issues of the subject;
·  seminars -specific sessions dedicated to the resolution of actual disputes are organised- (and self lurning ) during which:the subject is reviewed through cases (analysis) - of which the complexity increases gradually - and through questions favouring an analytical approach and enhancing the capacity for legal-problem solving in a particular factual situation

Power and public action

The learning activities and teaching methods are as follows:
- Lectures based on scientific articles written by the teacher; - A lecture given by a guest speaker; - Reading and analysing documents compiled in the Political Powers and Administratives Constraints syllabus (see required reading). For this purpose, students are asked to read certain documents before each class.

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Lectures 

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Face-to-face.

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Face-to-face.

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Principes de droit adminsitratif, Tome 1 L'action publique, Larcier, 2018
Working Book
Legislation and cas Law

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Compulsory reading:


Lectures obligatoires :
1) Principes de droit administratif, Tome 1 l'action publique, Larcier 2018, Ann Lawrence Durviaux
2) Documentation : legislation and case Law
3) Working book

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Compulsory readings :
Grandjean Geoffrey, Pouvoir et action publiques, Syllabus, 2019, available on the following website : http://hdl.handle.net/2268/238919.

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An written examination is organised
The student may use all de documentation and written sources he wants.

The examination consists of questions to be replied to orally and designed to assess the critical and analytical mind of the students, as well as their knowledge of the subject (the resolution of actual disputes)
 

Complements and practical exercises

An written examination is organised
The student may use :
1) Principes de droit administratif, Larcier 2018, Ann Lawrence Durviaux
2) Documentation : legislation and Cas Law
The examination consists of questions to be replied to orally and designed to assess the critical and analytical mind of the students, as well as their knowledge of the subject (the resolution of actual disputes

Power and public action

The assessment consists of an written exam. During this exam, students are asked to answer a comprehension and analysis question relating to the themes selected within the framework of the course. The following criteria are applied to the assessment: 1) understanding the legislative standards, 2) analysis of the political play based on these legislative standards, and 3) analysis of the consequences of the political players' actions in terms of administrative law. For the written exam, students can refer to the compulsory texts and their personal notes.

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Student must be present 

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The course is held every year

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This course is offered every years.

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al.durviaux@uliege.be
maxime.debrogniez@uliege.be

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Ann Lawrence Durviaux, professeur ordinaire & avocat
al.durviaux@uliege.be
Maxime de Brogniez, assistant & doctorant
Maxime.debrogniez@uliege.be
Faculté de Droit, de Science politique et de Criminologie Place des orateurs, 3 4000 Liège

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Pr. Dr Geoffrey Grandjean Chargé de cours
Faculté de Droit, de Science politique et de Criminologie Place des orateurs, 3 4000 Liège Boîte 11 Bureau 2.17 Tel. : +32 (0)4/366.96.60
Courriel : Geoffrey.Grandjean@uliege.be

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Pouvoir et action publique
Grandjean Geoffrey, Pouvoir et action publique, 2019.