PHYSICS 102 Lecture Notes - Lecture 30: Administrative Behavior, Legal Certainty, Private Law
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Administrative law: what is administrative law, from police state to welfare state. Nature of the state and its tasks have changed: Administrative bodies (administrative authorities and civil servants) perform public duties and exercise certain powers. To use these powers, they must have them. They are guided and bound by procedural rules and substantive requirements (=protect citizens interests because sometimes the powers interfere with their rights and interests) Procedural rules for the use of public powers. Substantive requirements administrative authorities have to take into account when using their powers. Objection procedures and juridical protection against administrative action: multilayer governance. The organization, structure and competences depend on the country (federal or centralized state, traditions, culture) > fr: the national authorities have strong powers to influence the regions. > be: many competences are concentrated in the region and the competences of the central government are limited. > nl: the tasks and competences of the provinces are very limited.
