Administrative public power: a comparative analysis in european legal systems "Public Function, Öffentliche Verwaltung, Puissan

Throughout comparative administrative law there is a concept that is not unequivocally labelled: public power, administrative power or public function. Nor is its semantic load the same in each legal system. This is why it is so difficult to translate it into English, as reflected in the title of this monograph. Nevertheless, in different legal systems this term is of increasing importance in determining the scope of application of administrative law: it is used to identify bodies, tasks or functions that must be subject to specific rules of application and control, laid down by administrative law; in some cases, regarding relationships between privates.

This monograph analyses the concept of administrative public power in several European legal systems: firstly, to know the scope of the concept in each legal system, and secondly, to see how it operates as a criterion for the application of administrative law. Although it may seem a conceptual and strictly academic subject, this book is very relevant for the interpretation and practical application of the law, due to the consequences that the concept of public administrative power has for delimiting the legal regime of many activities, both in the public and private sectors.

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INTRODUCTION. COMPARING THE INCOMPARABLE? SOME INTRODUCTORY REMARKS ON A COMPARATIVE STUDY ON ADMINISTRATIVE PUBLIC POWER / DIANA-URANIA GALETTA

CHAPTER 1. POTESTAD ADMINISTRATIVA: THE CONCEPT OF ADMINISTRATIVE PUBLIC POWER IN SPANISH LAW / EDUARDO GAMERO-CASADO

CHAPTER 2. ROLE OF THE CONCEPT OF PUBLIC AUTHORITY IN FRENCH ADMINISTRATIVE LAW / JEAN-BERNARD AUBY

CHAPTER 3. ADMINISTRATIVE FUNCTIONS AND POWERS GOVERNED BY PUBLIC LAW : A VIEW FROM ITALY / GIACINTO DELLA CANANEA

CHAPTER 4. THE CONCEPT OF PUBLIC FUNCTION (ÖFFENTLICHE VERWALTUNG) IN GERMANY / JENS-PETER SCHNEIDER

CHAPTER 5. THE CONCEPT OF PUBLIC FUNCTION IN THE POLISH LEGAL SYSTEM / MAREK WIERZBOWSKI

CHAPTER 6. PUBLIC FUNCTIONS IN UK ADMINISTRATIVE LAW / GORDON ANTHONY

CHAPTER 7. A CONCEPT OF THE PUBLIC FUNCTION IN EU LAW? / HERWIG C.H. HOFMANN. JASMIN HIRY