Administrative Law and Public Services

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Course Outline

  1. Origins of Jurisdictional Separation
  2. Birth of Administrative Law
  3. Criteria of Administrative Law
  4. Distinctive Features and Remedies
  5. Functions of Administrative Action
  6. Definition of Public Service
  7. Private Management and Public Powers
  8. SPA, SPIC and European Services
  9. Consequences for Jurisdiction

Key Dates

  1. 16–24 August 1790The law, particularly Article 13, prohibited judicial courts from deciding disputes involving the administration.
  2. 16 Fructidor Year IIIThe decree reaffirmed the separation of administrative and judicial authorities after resistance from judicial judges.
  3. 8 February 1873The Tribunal des conflits judgment Blanco declared State liability subject to special rules rather than the Civil Code rules governing private relationships.

1. Origins of Jurisdictional Separation

Essential Points

  • The revolutionary solution initially entrusted administrative disputes to the administration itself, meaning that the administration judged its own action.

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1. What did Article 13 of the law of 16–24 August 1790 prohibit judicial courts from doing?

2. How were administrative disputes initially handled under the revolutionary solution to jurisdictional separation?

3. What legal development was established by the Tribunal des conflits judgment Blanco of 8 February 1873?

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What did the law of 16–24 August 1790 prohibit judicial courts from deciding?

Disputes involving the administration.

Which article of the 1790 law prohibited judicial courts from deciding administrative disputes?

Article 13.

What did the decree of 16 Fructidor Year III reaffirm?

The separation of administrative and judicial authorities.

Why was the decree of 16 Fructidor Year III issued?

Because of resistance from judicial judges.

Who initially judged administrative disputes during the revolution?

The administration itself.

What was the revolutionary solution for handling administrative disputes?

Entrusting the administration to judge its own actions.

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