Administrative Law and Public Procurement Law

Classes will be taught through the exposition of theoretical contents and their practical application. 

The aim is to provide students with basic mental frameworks, at the level of concepts, principles and normative legal solutions that should be considered most relevant for understanding the Portuguese legal system underlying the entire legal-administrative relationship. Skills to be acquired: – Understand the meaning of Public Administration and its historical evolution – Understand the framework of separation of powers and the material separation of State functions – Understand the administrative organization and the constitutional model of Public Administration – Understand the legal activity of the Administration.

The students will also learn concepts related to the different types of public contracts and their insertion in Public Financial Law. Thus, they will be able to recognize the different types of public contracts that exist and their relationship with the State budget, without losing sight of the constitutional and legal principles and objectives that pertain to it.

Part I – Public Administration and Administrative Law:

Chapter I – Public Administration;

Chapter II - The principle of separation of powers;

Chapter III – The material separation of state functions.

Part II – The Organization of Public Administration:

Chapter I – Organic structure of public administration;

Chapter II – Public administration sectors;

Chapter III – Types of interorganic functional relationships;

Chapter IV – The constitutional model.

Part III – Administration activity:

Chapter I – The administrative act;

Chapter II – Administrative regulations;

Chapter III – administrative procedure;

Part IV – Public Procurement

Subjective scope

The types of procedures and selection criteria.

Excluded hiring.

Contract formation phase

Award stage and conclusion of the contract.

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