General Theory of Administrative Law

It has a view to providing students with the basic mental frameworks, in terms of
concepts, principles and normative legal remedies that should be considered most
relevant for understanding the Portuguese legal system underlying all the juridical
and administrative, in legal, doctrinal and jurisprudential perspective.
Skills to be acquired:
– Understand the meaning of Public Administration and its historical evolution
– Understand the framework of separation of powers and material separation of
state functions
– Know the administrative and constitutional model of Public Administration
– Understand the principle of legality and apply it in practice
– Understand the legal activity of the Administration
– Know the rules on access to documents of Public Administration

PART I – PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION AND ADMINISTRATIVE LAW
CHAPTER I – PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION
CHAPTER II – HISTORY OF THE ADMINISTRATIVE LAW
CHAPTER III – THE PRINCIPLE OF SEPARATION OF POWERS
CHAPTER IV – MATERIAL SEPARATION OF DUTIES OF THE STATE
PART II – THE ORGANIZATION OF PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION
CHAPTER I – STRUCTURE OF PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION
CHAPTER II – THE SECTORS OF PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION
CHAPTER III – TYPES OF FUNCTIONAL INTERORGÂNCIAS
CHAPTER IV – CONSTITUTIONAL MODEL
PART III
ADMINISTRATION AND THE LAW
PART IV – ADMINISTRATION ACTIVITY
CHAPTER I – ADMINISTRATIVE ACT
CHAPTER II – ADMINISTRATIVE REGULATION
CHAPTER IV – ADMINISTRATIVE PROCEDURE
CHAPTER V – THE RIGHT OF ACCESS TO DOCUMENTS OF PUBLIC
ADMINISTRATION

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