The enactment and application of administrative law 2200-4P05S

1. Introduction to the Issues of Enacting and Applying Administrative Law
• Concept of enacting and applying law
• Administrative bodies as legislative and law-applying entities
2. Sources of Administrative Law
• Constitution, statutes, regulations, acts of local law
• Internal legal acts and their significance
3. Principles of Drafting and Promulgating Normative Acts
4. Principles of Legislative Technique
5. Supervision and Control over Normative Acts
6. Planning Acts
7. Institutional Acts
8. Soft Law
9. Concept of an Administrative Law Application Act
• Administrative decisions, rulings, administrative silence
• Elements of an administrative decision
10. Administrative discretion and indeterminate legal terms
• Limits of administrative discretion
• Judicial review by administrative courts
11. Contemporary Challenges in the Enactment and Application of Law
• Digitalization of lawmaking and law application

Course coordinators

Rafał Stankiewicz

Type of course

obligatory courses

Mode

Classroom

Prerequisites (description)

The course aims to provide students with an in-depth understanding of the processes of making and applying administrative law in Poland. It covers the stages of creating administrative legal norms, sources of law, and the principles governing its application by public administration authorities. Special attention is given to the distinction between the creation of normative acts and the issuance of acts applying the law, as well as to the analysis of administrative discretion and the use of indeterminate legal terms.

Learning outcomes

After completing the course, the student:

understands the difference between the enactment and application of administrative law,

is familiar with the legislative process and the competences of administrative authorities in the field of law-making,

is able to identify and analyze administrative acts and normative acts,

understands the significance of administrative discretion, indeterminate legal terms, and general clauses,

has knowledge of the relationships between the Constitution, statutes, and local and internal legal acts,

is capable of applying their knowledge to solve practical legal cases.