096526 Lecture

SoSe 15: VL European Administrative Law

Angelos Gerontas

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FFK und Wahlveranstaltung im SB 7, USP 2

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Course Description

This course provides an analysis of the idea of the European Union administration, its foundation and the major actors involved in its establishment and operation. The module is divided into four parts. The first part explores the constitutional framework of EU administrative law. The course then analyzes how the EU governance is structured. Within this framework, the comitology system and the role of EU administrative agencies and private parties within the EU governance will be examined. The third part of the course concentrates on the decision-making processes of the EU administration. Finally, the course examines how the EU enforces its acts along with the administrative, political and judicial supervision of EU administrative action.

The main textbook for this course will be Administrative Law and Policy of the European Union by Herwig C.H. Hofmann, Gerard C. Rowe, and Alexander H. Türk. Lectures will be enriched with articles and court decisions.

Prerequisite

Students must have successfully completed a course on administrative law of any jurisdiction.

Method of instruction

14 x 2-hour sessions.

Exam

Evaluation occurs on the basis of a final exam.

Recommended Materials

Herwig C.H. Hofmann, Gerard C. Rowe, and Alexander H. Türk, Administrative Law and Policy of the European Union, (Oxford University Press, 2011).

Course Syllabus

I. INTRODUCTION Session 1: The Idea of European Union Administration- Its Nature and Development
Hofmann et al., pp. 3-19

EU Administrative Law- Purposes and Ambit
Jürgen Schwarze, European Administrative Law in the Light of the Treaty of Lisbon 18 EUROPEAN PUBLIC LAW, (2012), pp. 285–304
II. THE CONSTITUTIONAL FRAMEWORK OF
EUROPEAN UNION ADMINISTRATIVE LAW
Sources of EU Administrative Law (I)
  • Primary Law
  • Public International Law
Hofmann et al., pp. 67-87
Joined Cases C-402/05 P & C-415/05 P, Kadi & Al Barakaat v. Council of the European Union [2008] ECR I-6351

Session 2: Sources of EU Administrative Law (II)
  • EU legal acts
  • Member States legal acts
  • Comparative Law as source of EU Administrative Law
Hofmann et al., pp. 88-101/ 112-116

Session 3: Principles Underlying the Relationship between the European Union and the Member States
  • Principle of attributed powers
  • Subsidiarity
  • Principle of sincere cooperation
Hofmann et al., pp. 117-138
J-V Louis, National Parliaments and the Principle of Subsidiarity—Legal Options and Practical Limits in: I. PERNICE AND E. TANCHEV (EDS), CECI N'EST PAS UNE CONSTITUTION—CONSTITUTIONALIZATION WITHOUT A CONSTITUTION? (2009), pp. 131–154

Session 4: General Principles Framing EU Administrative Law (I)
  • The democracy principle and the rule of law
  • Protection of fundamental rights
  • Openness
Hofmann et al., pp. 143-203
Koen Lenaerts, The Rule of Law and the Coherence of the Judicial System of the European Union, 44 CMLR (2007), pp. 1625-1659
Alberto Alemanno, Unpacking the Principle of Openness in EU Law: Transparency, Participation and Democracy, European Law Review 39 (2014), 1, pp. 72-90.

Session 5: General Principles Framing EU Administrative Law (II)
  • Openness (cont’d)
  • Legal certainty
Hofmann et al., pp. 143-203
Alberto Alemanno, Unpacking the Principle of Openness in EU Law: Transparency, Participation and Democracy, European Law Review 39 (2014), 1, pp. 72-90.

Session 6: General Principles Framing EU Administrative Law (III)
  • Good administration
  • Right to be heard
Hofmann et al., pp. 190-221
Herwig C.H. Hofmann/ Catalina Mihaescu, The Relation between the Charter's Fundamental Rights and the Unwritten General Principles of EU Law: Good Administration as the Test Case, European Constitutional Law Review, 2013, pp 73-101.

Session 7: Delegation and the EU Constitutional Framework
Hofmann et al., pp. 222-255
III. STRUCTURES, PROCEDURES AND METHODS Session 8: Organizational Arrangements for EU Administrative Action
  • Direct, indirect and cooperative administration/ Composite administration
  • Comitology system
  • Agencies
  • Networks
  • Private Actors and EU Governance
Hofmann et al., pp. 259-311/325-331
PAUL CRAIG, THE LISBON TREATY, LAW, POLITICS AND TREATY REFORM (2010), pp. 48-66, 260-263
IV. ADMINISTRATIVE ACTS Session 9: Abstract- General Measures
  • Subordinate legislation
  • Administrative rules (overview)
  • Rule-Making for private parties (overview)
Hofmann et al., pp. 524-623

Session 10: Single-case Measures
  • Decisions in individual cases
  • Administrative Agreements
Hofmann et al., pp. 625-666
Martin Trybus, Public Contracts in European Union Internal Market Law: Foundations and Requirements” in: R. NOGOUELLOU/ U. STELKENS (EDS.), COMPARATIVE LAW ON PUBLIC CONTRACTS TREATISE (2010), pp. 81-121
V. ENFORCEMENT AND SUPERVISION OF ADMINISTRATIVE ACTION Session 11: Enforcement of EU Administrative Action
Hofmann et al., pp. 679-706

Session 12: Administrative and Political Supervision of EU Administrative Action- An Overview
Hofmann et al., pp. 707-796
P. Nikiforos Diamandouros, The European Ombudsman and the Application of EU Law by the Member States, 1 REALAW (2008), pp. 5-37

Session 13: Judicial Supervision of EU Administrative Action (I)
  • Action for annulment
Hofmann et al., pp. 797-847
Case T-262/10 Microban International and Microban (Europe) v Commission [2011] ECR 2011 II-07697
Case T-18/10 Inuit Tapiriit Kanatami and Others v Parliament and Council [2011] ECR 2011- II-5599

Session 14: Judicial Supervision of EU Administrative Action (II)
  • Action for failure to act
  • Incidental review
  • Non-contractual liability for damages
Hofmann et al., pp. 848-906
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14 Class schedule

Additional appointments

Fri, 2015-07-03 10:00 - 12:00
Klausur

Lecturers:
Angelos Gerontas

Location:
2204 Seminarraum (Boltzmannstr. 3)

Regular appointments

Tue, 2015-04-14 12:00 - 14:00

Lecturers:
Angelos Gerontas

Location:
2213 Übungsraum (Boltzmannstr. 3)

Tue, 2015-04-21 12:00 - 14:00

Lecturers:
Angelos Gerontas

Location:
2215 Hörsaal (Boltzmannstr. 3)

Tue, 2015-04-28 12:00 - 14:00

Lecturers:
Angelos Gerontas

Location:
2215 Hörsaal (Boltzmannstr. 3)

Tue, 2015-05-05 12:00 - 14:00

Lecturers:
Angelos Gerontas

Location:
2213 Übungsraum (Boltzmannstr. 3)

Tue, 2015-05-12 12:00 - 14:00

Lecturers:
Angelos Gerontas

Location:
2213 Übungsraum (Boltzmannstr. 3)

Tue, 2015-05-19 12:00 - 14:00

Lecturers:
Angelos Gerontas

Location:
2213 Übungsraum (Boltzmannstr. 3)

Tue, 2015-05-26 12:00 - 14:00

Lecturers:
Angelos Gerontas

Location:
2213 Übungsraum (Boltzmannstr. 3)

Tue, 2015-06-02 12:00 - 14:00

Lecturers:
Angelos Gerontas

Location:
2213 Übungsraum (Boltzmannstr. 3)

Tue, 2015-06-09 12:00 - 14:00

Lecturers:
Angelos Gerontas

Location:
2213 Übungsraum (Boltzmannstr. 3)

Tue, 2015-06-16 12:00 - 14:00

Lecturers:
Angelos Gerontas

Location:
2213 Übungsraum (Boltzmannstr. 3)

Tue, 2015-06-23 12:00 - 14:00

Lecturers:
Angelos Gerontas

Location:
2213 Übungsraum (Boltzmannstr. 3)

Tue, 2015-06-30 12:00 - 14:00

Lecturers:
Angelos Gerontas

Location:
2213 Übungsraum (Boltzmannstr. 3)

Tue, 2015-07-07 12:00 - 14:00

Lecturers:
Angelos Gerontas

Location:
2213 Übungsraum (Boltzmannstr. 3)

Tue, 2015-07-14 12:00 - 14:00

Lecturers:
Angelos Gerontas

Location:
2213 Übungsraum (Boltzmannstr. 3)

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