Articles
The evolution of Israel’s Constitution
This paper seeks to provide an up-to-date analysis of the historical role and of the current modalities of Israeli constitutional adjudication. Its drafting was inspired by a recent judgement given by the Israeli Supreme Court that, in its capacity as High Court of Justice, for the first time fully invalidated a law challenged by
The problem of poverty in administrative law
Poverty is a topic to which administrative law scholars do not usually devote much attention. The purpose of this article is to examine the administrative tasks aimed at preventing poverty and at caring for the poor. It is divided in three parts. The first defines the scope of the article, highlighting the relevant issues
Review
Administrative Law in Italy 2010
For the Italian administrative system, the year 2010 has been one of adjustments and implementation of decisions taken in previous years, rather than one of formulation of new policies and reforms. The main events, described in these Chronicles, are: the enactment of the first “stability law”, after the 2009 reform of public accounts; the delegated
Constitutional Law Books published in 2009-2010: an overview
Administrative Law Books published in 2009-2010: an overview
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Gianfranco Miglio and the Science of Administration
In 1955, when Gianfranco Miglio discussed his essay Le origini della scienza dell’amministrazione in Varenna, the science of administration was a non-unitary discipline. Scientific reflections on administration were not scarce; however, the discipline was perceived as a “science of organization”, parcelled out in several branches, or, at most, a way to inquire upon the
The Origin of the Science of Administration
A meta-reflection on the science of administration can explore objects,boundaries, methods and “main problems” of the discipline. In Europeanabsolute monarchies, the passage from administration to Verwaltung identifiedcertain autonomous public functions performed by professionals, both jurisconsultsand accountants, who supported the Crown and limited its arbitrarypower. The officium sought to reach the eudemonistic commune bonum. The“Administrative science