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Rechtswissenschaftliche Fakultät Lehrstuhl Uhlmann

Comparative Administrative Law HS 2020

Important notice

Due to the recent development of the Covid-19 pandemic in Switzerland, the course will be held online. Please find the login details for the Zoom meetings below.

General Information

Course Number: 0506
Time:

Wednesday, 08.00-09:30; every 2nd week (with exceptions)

Room: RAI-J-031, online from 28 October 2020

Lecturer:

Prof. Dr. Felix Uhlmann

General Description:

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.

Course Materials:

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

Exam:

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

Program:

Course Materials

Course Materials will be available at least a week before class.

23.09.2020 Introduction (PDF, 249 KB)
30.09.2020

Slides:

Legal Sources (PDF, 369 KB)

Materials:

Algemene wet bestuursrecht (PDF, 894 KB)

English translation: 

Dutch General Administrative Law Act (PDF, 701 KB)

14.10.2020

Slides:

Private - Public Law Divide (PDF, 1012 KB)

Cases and Materials:

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)

Other Materials (optional):

Tribunal_des_Conflits__09_03_2015_C3984_Publié_au_recueil_Lebon (PDF, 89 KB)

Clark v. University of Lincolnshire, [2000] 3 All ER 752 (PDF, 244 KB)

BGE 131-II-162-SWITCH (PDF, 90 KB)

BGE 138-I-289-SWITCH (PDF, 100 KB)

28.10.2020

Slides:

Administrative Action (PDF, 161 KB)

Cases and other Materials:

Perez v. Mortgage Bankers Association 575 U.S. (2015) (PDF, 589 KB)

Case of Leela Forderkreis E.V. and others v. Germany (PDF, 517 KB)

Algemene wet bestuursrecht (PDF, 894 KB) English translation: Dutch General Administrative Law Act (PDF, 701 KB) (concentrate on articles regarding administrative action)

Further reading:

For German speaking students please read: BGE 121 I 87

For French speaking students please read: Gsell Mario v. Switzerland

Further reading (optional):

Société de l'assurance automobile du Québec v. Cyr (2008) (PDF, 1 MB)

04.11.2020

Slides:

Review Discretion (PDF, 177 KB)

Cases and Materials (please concentrate on the Chevron doctrine):

Associated Provincial Picture Houses Ltd vs. Wednesbury Corporation, UK 1947 (PDF, 47 KB)

Chevron U.S.A., Inc. v. Natural Resources Defense Council, Inc, 467 US 837 (1984) (PDF, 129 KB)

King et. al. v. Burwell, Secretary of Health and Human Services et. al. 576 U.S. (2015) (PDF, 477 KB)

Zoom login details: https://uzh.zoom.us/j/92416799608?pwd=c2FyVE9YU3A4MzA3V2E1Nit5aHo3QT09

18.11.2020

Slides:

Principles (PDF, 1 MB)

Cases and Materials:

Bank Mellat v. Her Majesty’s Treasury (2013) UKSC 38 (PDF, 1018 KB)

Case of Gross v. Switzerland (PDF, 610 KB)

Zoom login details: https://uzh.zoom.us/j/99996612090?pwd=SWxmOERxOCsvb0NSR0gwaC9tK1FRUT09

02.12.2020

Slides:

Legitimate Expectations (PDF, 697 KB)

Cases and Materials:

Chiu Teng @ Kallang Pte Ltd v Singapore Land Authority[2014] 1 SLR 1047 (PDF, 6 MB)

BGE 137 I 69 (PDF, 102 KB)

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

Zoom login details: https://uzh.zoom.us/j/93145955375?pwd=MUFYVXJpQm8vTWVBaWd4QWczdStiUT09

09.12.2020

Slides:

Good Administration (PDF, 288 KB)

Materials:

Annual Report European Ombudsman 2019 (PDF, 5 MB)

Zoom login details: https://uzh.zoom.us/j/99820224005?pwd=bEhjb2FuNWsydWQ3TjZaQ21vdDZIdz09

Weiterführende Informationen

Introduction to Swiss Law

New Publication: Introduction to Swiss Law

You can download the complete PDF-Version here

Exam Details

Please note that sample-exams will be solved in class in November. You will get further information and indications regarding the exam at this time.

 

Please find the Timetable for the Oral Exams here: Timetable