Administrative Law and Administrative Procedure
Core concepts
Administrative law governs the acts of the administration and their control. Know the types of administrative acts, the requirements of legality (competence, form, purpose, reasoning), and the grounds of invalidity. Master the administrative procedure: initiation, evidence, hearing, decision, and notification. Understand administrative appeal and judicial review, including the grounds of annulment and the power of the court.
Traps
Questions test the distinction between an administrative act and an internal act, the deadline for appeal, and the effect of a failure to decide. Watch the rules on tacit refusal and the standing of third parties.
Rule of thumb
Check competence, form, reasoning and purpose. Example: An authority revokes a licence without stating reasons; the act is defective and may be annulled on judicial review, even if the outcome was substantively correct.