853-0050-00L Introduction to Public Law
Semester | Spring Semester 2020 |
Lecturers | R. Müller |
Periodicity | yearly recurring course |
Language of instruction | German |
Comment | Only for Public Policy BA. |
Abstract | Public law treats the relationship between citizens and the state. It includes state organization law, fundamental rights as well as administrative and procedural law. The introduction provides a general overview of public law, its sources, principles and interpretation. |
Objective | Students shall be able to - explain the creation and modification of constitutional and administrative law; - interpret public law according to legal methods; - identify forms of action of the state and assess their legality; - apply selected areas of administrative law; - describe the conditions for law enforcement. |
Content | Based on acts as well as doctrine, jurisprudence and official practice, the following contents are taught: - introduction into constitutional law; - sources and interpretation of the law; - the democratic state and its institutions; - fundamental rights; - principles of a general administrative law; - administrative actions; - administration of justice in public law - public property, monopolies, concessions, permits; - public charges; - federal personnel law and liability. |
Lecture notes | Documents on "moodle". |
Literature | - Hans-Jakob Mosimann/Marion Völger Winsky/Kaspar Plüss, Öffentliches Recht. Ein Grundriss für Studium und Praxis, 3. Aufl., Zürich 2017 (zur Anschaffung empfohlen). - Axel Tschentscher/Andreas Lienhard/Franziska Sprecher, Öffentliches Recht – Verfassungsrecht, Verwaltungsrecht, öffentliches Verfahrensrecht, 2. Aufl., Zürich/St. Gallen 2019 (alternatively). Participants are kindly requested to bring along a compendium of the most important Acts of (Swiss) public law. Recommended is Biaggini Giovanni/Ehrenzeller Bernhard (Hrsg.), Öffentliches Recht, Studienausgabe, 8. Aufl., Zürich 2017. Additional material will be distributed during the course. |
Prerequisites / Notice | -- |