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Rechtswissenschaftliche Fakultät Lehrstuhl Uhlmann

Comparative Administrative Law HS 2017

General Information

Course Number: 1397
Time:

Wednesday, 08.00-09:45; every 2-3 Weeks
Room: RAI-J-031
Lecturer: Prof. Dr. Felix Uhlmann
General Description:

Comparative analysis of the following topics of Administrative Law:

1. Legal Sources
2. Private – Public Law Divide
3. Administrative Action
4. Judicial Review and Administrative Discretion
5. Administrative Law Principles: Legality,
Public Interest and Proportionality
6. Administrative Law Principles:
Legitimate Expectations
7. Standards of Good Administration
 

The course looks into the rules of Administrative Law from a comparative perspective. Problems that may arise in the administrative context are illustrated by cases and other materials. Students are asked to comment on these cases and compare them – if possible – to their own legal background.
Course Materials: See details in program. Slides and other course materials will be available on this website (see below).
Exam:

Participation in Class (33 % of final grade); Exam at the End of Semester (oral) on Dec. 20th and Dec. 21st.

CAL Timetable Oral Exams

Program:
CAL Program 2017 (PDF, 71 KB)

Course Materials

Course Materials will be available at least a week before class.

27.09.2017
Slides:
CAL Introduction (PDF, 211 KB)
04.10.2017
Slides:
CAL Legal Sources (PDF, 4 MB)
 
Other Materials:

Art. 7 Federal Act on the Swiss Financial Market Supervisory Authority:

FINMASA (Eng) (PDF, 160 KB)
FINMAG (De) (PDF, 152 KB)
LFINMA (F) (PDF, 148 KB)
 
Dutch General Administrative Law Act:
Dutch General Adminstrative Law Act (Eng) (PDF, 350 KB)
Algemene wet bestuursrecht (NL) (PDF, 733 KB)
11.10.2017
Slides:
CAL Private / Public Divide (PDF, 839 KB)
 
Cases:
Department of Transportation, et al., v. Association of American Railroads, 575 U.S. _ (2015) (USA) (PDF, 233 KB)
 
Communications, Electrical, Electronic, Energy, Information, Postal, Plumbing and Allied Services Union of Australia v Queensland Rail [2015] HCA 11 (Austl.) (PDF, 212 KB)
 
Further Reading (optional):
Tribunal des Conflits 09.03.2015_C3984 (France) (PDF, 89 KB)
Clark v. University of Lincolnshire, [2000] 3 All ER 752 (UK) (PDF, 244 KB)
BGE 131 II 162 (SWITCH) (PDF, 90 KB)
BGE 138 I 289  (SWITCH) (PDF, 100 KB)
01.11.2017
Slides:
CAL Administrative Action (PDF, 852 KB)
 
Cases and other Materials:
Chapter 4.1 (Decisions) and 4.3 (Policy Rules); Art. 4:36
Dutch General Adminstrative Law Act (Eng) (PDF, 350 KB)
Algemene wet bestuursrecht (NL) (PDF, 733 KB)
 
Perez v. Mortgage Bankers Association, 575 U.S.(2015) (PDF, 224 KB) 
 
Société de l'assurance automobile du Québec v. Cyr (2008) (PDF, 429 KB)
 
Further Reading (optional):
CE, Dec. 3, 2010, Ville de Paris c/ Association Paris Jean Bouin (PDF, 131 KB)
 
BGE 121 I 87 (PDF, 83 KB)
15.11.2017
Slides:
CAL Review / Discretion (PDF, 721 KB)
 
Cases:
Associated Provincial Picture Houses Ltd v. Wednesbury Corp. (UK, 1947) (PDF, 47 KB)
 
Chevron U.S.A., Inc. v. Natural Resources Defense Council, Inc, 467 U.S. 837 (1984) (PDF, 129 KB)
 
Rapanos v. United States, 547 U.S. 715 (2006) (PDF, 192 KB)
29.11.2017
Slides:
CAL Legality, Public Interest and Proportionality (PDF, 1 MB)
 
Cases:
Independent Commission Against Corruption v Cunneen [2015] HCA 14 (Austl.) (PDF, 253 KB)
 
Bank Mellat v. Her Majesty’s Treasury [2013] UKSC 38 (PDF, 425 KB)
06.12.2017
Slides:
CAL Legitimate Expectations (PDF, 113 KB)
 
Cases:
Chiu Teng @ Kallang Pte Ltd v Singapore Land Authority (PDF, 6 MB)
 
BGE 137 I 69 (PDF, 102 KB) 
Summary of the case BGE 137 I 69 (english) (PDF, 78 KB)
20.12.2017
Slides:
CAL Good Administration (PDF, 1 MB)
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INVITATION: AFTER EXAM DRINK

AFTER EXAM DRINKS

Weiterführende Informationen

CAL Oral Exams

Please find the Timetable for the Oral Exams here:

 

Final Timetable Oral Exams CAL

 

Please note: Rescheduling will not be possible after the publication of the final timetable on Dec. 8th 2017

 

Room: You are kindly requested to wait in front of the office RAI-F-145 about 10 minutes before your exam will begin. An assistant will call you and ask for your Student-ID. Please make sure you have it with you. Without identification you will not be allowed to take the exam.

 

Any questions? Please contact lst.uhlmann@rwi.uzh.ch

After Exam Drinks

INVITATION: AFTER EXAM DRINK !