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Institute for Administrative Law

Research Group

Lifecycle:1 Oct 1997 →  28 Feb 2018
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The research line administrative law builds upon the work of prof. dr. Louis-Paul Suetens (who created the former Institute for administrative law in 1965) and prof. dr. Marc Boes.  The focus of the research is administrative law in a broad sense, with a special interest for the blurred line between public and privae law and the multi layered government.  The main topics of the research are: lawful government actions; government contracts; public and private domain: mediation in government affairs; public health law and risk regulation.

"The contract as a policy instrument of the government in urban planning and environmental matters"

Steven Verbeyst examines the use of the government covenant as a policy instrument of the government in urban planning and environmental matters.  A ogvernment covenant is a contract concluded between a government and another government or a private party.  In this covenant, the government commits to use its discretionary powers in a certain way or to not use these powers.  The status of these (unregulated) covenants is still legally uncertain.  This PhD research will answer the question whether private contract law can be applied to contracts used as a governmental policy instrument in urban planning and environmental matters, and which restrictions are required.

"Full jurisdiction in the sense of art. 6 ECHR in administrative litigation"

With an increasing influence of the state in everyday life comes a heightened interest in concepts as 'administrative justice" and 'judicial review'.  The research of Pieter-Jan Van de Weyer centers aroud the impact of the right to an affective legal remedy (art. 6 and 13 ECHR, art. 47 EU-Charter) on administrative proceedings.  A specific focus is on the full jurisdiction-principle and its impact on judicial review of administrative decision-making.

" The protection of the public interest in the context of privately owned goods with a public function"

Privatisation and other changes in the economy and the legal system have led to an increase in privately owned goods with a public function.  Nowadays, private entities own airports, quares, malls, roads, museums, ...  However, there are a lot of questions about the legal status of these goods.  This research aims to explore the legal status of these goods and to improve the legal status, if the legal status is found unsatisfactory.

 

Keywords:administrative law