Content
Constitutional
and administrative law are two key fields of public law, and concern the
relationships between different organs of the state and the rights of citizens.
They thus provide a normative framework that governs key aspects of our daily
lives, and of public life in general. Constitutional law is concerned with the
attribution of power to public authorities, the division of power between them
and the regulation of fundamental relations between public authorities and the
individual. This course will provide students with insights into the main
features and functions of constitutions worldwide, and into key concepts in
constitutional law in general, but also enable them to focus on one particular
issue of constitutional law.
If
constitutional law is about the fundamentals of public life, administrative law
is about its nitty gritty. The broad principles set out in constitutions find
their way into administrative law, the body of law that governs the activities
of the administrative agencies of government, including making and enforcing
rules. The course introduces students to the main principles of administrative
law, and to a number of key fields, like migration, education and environmental
law.
This
course is not only on ‘’law in the books’’ but tries to activate
interest in “law in action”. For this reason, students do a project on
constitutional law as well as a mini-internship in administrative law. In the project,
students pursue their own interest, or follow one of the teacher’s suggestions,
to organize activities or to attend debates and seminars related to the
development of constitutional law today. In the mini-internship, students
meet and ‘tag along with’ a professional in the field of administrative law.
Instructor
Prof. dr. Barbara Oomen
Track
Law
Prerequisites
The following courses are required in order to take this course: