096528 Lecture

SoSe 14: 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 the EU governance structures and procedures. 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

12 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

Topic

Recommended materials

1. 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
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
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
  • The democracy principle and the rule of law
  • Protection of fundamental rights
  • Transparency
  • Legal certainty
  • Good administration
Hofmann et al., pp. 143-203
German Federal Constitutional Court, Lisbon Decision
Koen Lenaerts, The Rule of Law and the Coherence of the Judicial System of the European Union, 44 CMLR (2007), pp. 1625-1659
Hanns Peter Nehl, Good administration as procedural right and/or general principle? in: HERWIG CH HOFMANN AND ALEXANDER H TÜRK (EDS), LEGAL CHALLENGES IN EU ADMINISTRATIVE LAW (2009), pp. 322- 351
Session 5: Delegation and the EU Constitutional Framework Hofmann et al., pp. 222-255

II.STRUCTURES, PROCEDURES AND METHODS

Session 6: 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 7: Abstract- General Measures
  • Subordinate legislation
  • Administrative rules (overview)
  • Rule-Making for private parties (overview)
Hofmann et al., pp. 524-623
Session 8: 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 9: Enforcement of EU Administrative Action Hofmann et al., pp. 679-706
Session 10: 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 11: 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 12: 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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12 Class schedule

Additional appointments

Tue, 2014-07-01 10:00 - 12:00
Klausurtermin

Lecturers:
Angelos Gerontas

Location:
2215 Hörsaal (Boltzmannstr. 3)

Regular appointments

Mon, 2014-04-14 14:00 - 16:00

Lecturers:
Angelos Gerontas

Location:
4405 Übungsraum (Boltzmannstr. 3)

Mon, 2014-04-28 14:00 - 16:00

Lecturers:
Angelos Gerontas

Location:
4405 Übungsraum (Boltzmannstr. 3)

Mon, 2014-05-05 14:00 - 16:00

Lecturers:
Angelos Gerontas

Location:
4405 Übungsraum (Boltzmannstr. 3)

Mon, 2014-05-12 14:00 - 16:00

Lecturers:
Angelos Gerontas

Location:
4405 Übungsraum (Boltzmannstr. 3)

Mon, 2014-05-19 14:00 - 16:00

Lecturers:
Angelos Gerontas

Location:
4405 Übungsraum (Boltzmannstr. 3)

Mon, 2014-05-26 14:00 - 16:00

Lecturers:
Angelos Gerontas

Location:
4405 Übungsraum (Boltzmannstr. 3)

Mon, 2014-06-02 14:00 - 16:00

Lecturers:
Angelos Gerontas

Location:
4405 Übungsraum (Boltzmannstr. 3)

Mon, 2014-06-16 14:00 - 16:00

Lecturers:
Angelos Gerontas

Location:
4405 Übungsraum (Boltzmannstr. 3)

Mon, 2014-06-23 14:00 - 16:00

Lecturers:
Angelos Gerontas

Location:
4405 Übungsraum (Boltzmannstr. 3)

Mon, 2014-06-30 14:00 - 16:00

Lecturers:
Angelos Gerontas

Location:
4405 Übungsraum (Boltzmannstr. 3)

Mon, 2014-07-07 14:00 - 16:00

Lecturers:
Angelos Gerontas

Location:
4405 Übungsraum (Boltzmannstr. 3)

Mon, 2014-07-14 14:00 - 16:00

Lecturers:
Angelos Gerontas

Location:
4405 Übungsraum (Boltzmannstr. 3)

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