Class EU and Administrative Law

In a context of increasing Europeanisation of domestic law, this course aims to analyse the influence of the European Union’s normative and regulatory production, with a particular focus on administrative law. The course content addresses two core dimensions: the European administrative function and the proceduralisation of administrative action at the EU level, as well as the implications of legal developments at the European level for national administrative situations. This approach allows students to understand the interplay between legal systems and the transformative impact of EU law on national administrative frameworks.

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1. General principles of European administrative law 2. The European administrative function 3. The administrative procedure in the process of Europeanization 4. The implications for the national public administration

The course uses participatory methodologies: thematic seminars, case law analysis, and oral presentations. These activities encourage critical thinking, bridge theory and practice, and foster student autonomy in interpreting EU law in administrative contexts.   Students with special status provided for by law or regulation that exempts them from mandatory attendance to classes, but who wish to be included in the continuous assessment regime, must inform the Professor of the course as soon as they become aware of this fact, but always with 90 days' notice before the end of classes, so that the Professor can define another form of work or support, which may include completing a written assignment, presenting reports, and/or an oral exam.  

- Francisco Ferreira de Almeida, Direito Administrativo, Almedina, 2018; - Freitas do Amaral, Curso de Direito Administrativo, Vol. II, Almedina, 2018; - Mário Aroso de Almeida, Teoria Geral do Direito Administrativo: Temas nucleares, Almedina, 2015; - Paul Craig, EU administrative law, 3.ª ed., Oxford, 2019; - Paulo Otero, Manual de Direito Administrativo I, Almedina, 2016; - Pedro Costa Gonçalves, Manual de Direito Administrativo, Vol. I, Almedina, 2019; - Suzana Tavares da Silva, Direito Administrativo Europeu, IUC, 2010.