This
course is designed to introduce to the students
the key concepts and theories of Administrative
Law, to improve their knowledge in form and in
depth of administrative principles, procedures,
and acts taken by the public administration. The
course aims to help students achieve a better
understanding of administrative concepts and
the making of administrative decisions through
explaining the different jurisprudential verdicts,
a major source of administrative principles. This
course will identify and compare the Lebanese
Administrative System to its homologue,
the French, as well as the different systems
adopted by different regimes.
This course explores the following topics:
introduction to public administrative
law, administrative rights and legalities,
principle of legality, discretionary authority,
exceptional circumstances, governmental
acts, administrative court’s jurisdiction
over administrative decisions, theory of
error, structure of the public administration,
executive authority, president, prime minister,
ministers, council of ministers, central
administration, centralized system, non-exclusivity concept, decentralization (i.e.
political and administrative), history and sources
of Lebanese administration, administrative
organizations, and administrative courts, and
municipalities.
Prerequisite: LAW 206.
This lecture is supported by a workshop that
helps students understand the course.
Language of Instruction: Arabic (legal terms,
however, are also given in English and French).