Comparative Administrative Law HS 2018

Wednesday, 08.00-09:45; every 2-3 Weeks

Comparative analysis of the following topics of Administrative Law:

1. Legal Sources
2. Private – Public Law Divide
3. Administrative Action
4. Judicial Review and Administrative Discretion
5. Administrative Law Principles: Legality,
Public Interest and Proportionality
6. Administrative Law Principles:
Legitimate Expectations
7. Standards of Good Administration
 

The course looks into the rules of Administrative Law from a comparative perspective. Problems that may arise in the administrative context are illustrated by cases and other materials. Students are asked to comment on these cases and compare them – if possible – to their own legal background.

If you want more information about the course, you can get an overview of last year's course here.

See details in program. Slides and other course materials will be available on this website (see below).

Participation in Class (33 % of final grade); Exam at the End of Semester ( in December / oral).

Please find all details here: CAL Exam (PDF, 102 KB)

Timetable Exam CAL HS 18 (PDF, 182 KB)

Slides:

1. CAL Legal Sources (PDF, 4 MB)

Other Materials:

Algemene wet bestuursrecht (NL) (PDF, 1 MB)

English Translation: Dutch General Administrative Law Act (2009) (PDF, 350 KB)

Federal Act on the Swiss Financial Market Supervisory Authority:

FINMAG (De) (PDF, 152 KB)

FINMASA (Eng) (PDF, 160 KB)

LFINMA (F) (PDF, 148 KB)

Slides:

2. CAL Private-Public Law Divide (PDF, 1 MB)

Cases:

Department of Transportation, et al., v. Association of American Railroads, 575 U.S. _ (2015) (PDF, 233 KB)

Communications, Electrical, Electronic, Energy, Information, Postal, Plumbing and Allied Services Union of Australia v Queensland Rail [2015] HCA 11 (Austl.) (PDF, 212 KB)

Further reading (optional):

Slides:

3. CAL Administrative Action (PDF, 1 MB)

Cases and other Materials:

Chapter 4.1 (Decisions) and 4.3 (Policy Rules); Art. 4:36
English Translation: Dutch General AdminL Act 2009 (PDF, 350 KB)
Algemene wet bestuursrecht (NL) (PDF, 1 MB)

Perez v. Mortgage Bankers Association, 575 U.S.(2015) (PDF, 224 KB)

Société de l'assurance automobile du Québec v. Cyr (2008) (PDF, 429 KB)
 

Further Reading (optional):

CE, Dec. 3, 2010, Ville de Paris c Association Paris Jean Bouin (PDF, 131 KB)

BGE 121 I 87 (PDF, 83 KB)

14.11.2018

Slides:

4. CAL Review/Discretion (PDF, 994 KB)

Slides:

5. CAL Principles: Legality, Public Interest and Proportionality (PDF, 2 MB)

Slides:

6. CAL Legitimate Expectations (PDF, 114 KB)

Cases:

Chiu Teng @ Kallang Pte Ltd v Singapore Land Authority (PDF, 6 MB)

BGE 137 I 69 (PDF, 102 KB)

Summary of the case BGE 137 I 69 (PDF, 78 KB)

Slides:

7. CAL Good Administration (PDF, 1 MB)

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