Università Roma Tre

Discretionary powers and administrative law
The course has been designed to introduce students to the fundamental values underlying public power while illustrating procedures from a global perspective common to all democratic systems.
●The students will be introduced to elements of the common law systems and will be exposed to cases coming from both English and US public law.
●The course will also familiarize students with legal terms and concepts in English and develop confidence in the expression of their ideas.
●All participants will hold presentations before the class and will be encouraged to be active in class participation.
● The course is held in English and fluency is a pre-requisite.
●The main themes covered are:
1. Procedural fairness
2. the general principles of due process with a particular focus on values,
3. the exercise of discretionary powers and the decision-making process in relation to public power
4. Agencies and regulatory powers in the EU.

Study texts :
D. J. Galligan "Due Process and Fair Procedures: A Study of Administrative Procedures" ISBN-13: 9780198256762
D. J. Galligan "Discretionary Powers" ISBN-13: 9780198256762
Paul Craig and Richard Rawlings "Law and Administration in Europe" ISBN: 9780199265374
Paul Craig "EU Administrative Law" ISBN: 9780198831648