Università Roma Tre

The Course consists of lectures (section I) and case law discussions (section II-V),
meant to encourage active students’ participation. Each case will be examined in the
context of its specific jurisdiction and through comparative overview. Students’
evaluation will be based on class work, oral presentations and comments, and a final
paper. Academic papers, cases and materials will be made available in class and on the
website.
The Course is divided into five sections:
I. General overview of the most important systems of administrative law around the
world.
II. The role of government, public powers and human rights.
III. Delegation, expertise and contracting out.
IV. The regulation of administrative action. Cost-benefit analysis, administrative
procedures and transparency.
V. Judicial review and administrative litigation.

6.1 Suggested preliminary readings
Bignami, Francesca. "Comparative Administrative Law." The Cambridge
Companion to Comparative Law (2012): 145-170.
Boughey, Janina. "Administrative Law: The Next Frontier for Comparative Law."
International and Comparative Law Quarterly 62.01 (2013): 55-95.
Napolitano, Giulio, “The Transformations of Comparative Administrative Law.”
Rivista trimestrale di diritto pubblico (2017): 997-1003
6.2 Required reading for the class discussion
Napolitano, Giulio, “Comparative Administrative Law. Cases and Problems.”
(2019).
6.3 Additional reading
Rose-Ackerman, Susan, Peter L. Lindseth, and Blake Emerson (editors),
“Comparative Administrative Law”, Cheltenham, Edward Elgar, second edition, 2017.
The preliminary and the required readings will be available on the platform
Elearning (see “Canali di comunicazione elettronica di Dipartimento”, chapter I, par. 7).