Administrative Law
The Centre for Administrative Law, led by Prof. Liesbeth Todts, is a specialised unit within Public Law at the Faculty of Law and Criminology of Ghent University. It conducts research and provides education across the broad field of administrative law, including both general and specialised administrative law, with a particular focus on:
- the role of local authorities;
- administrative decision-making;
- administrative enforcement;
- digitalisation in administrative law;
- economic administrative law (including public procurement law);
- spatial planning law and environmental law;
- the impact of the European human rights framework and EU law on (national) administrative law.
Research and Collaborations
To this end, we conduct both fundamental research, for example through doctoral projects, and applied research that is policy- and practice-oriented.
We collaborate with research groups both within the faculty, such as the Centre for Environmental and Energy Law, ConstitUGent and the Human Rights Centre, and beyond the faculty, including the Department of Public Governance and Management and the Department of Accounting, Corporate Finance and Taxation at the Faculty of Economics and Business Administration.
In doing so, we combine traditional legal research with research methods and insights from a range of other disciplines, including criminology, sociology, economics and business administration.
Check out our research topics
Research Output
We aim to share and disseminate our research results and expertise with a wider audience in a variety of ways, including publications in leading academic journals and books, as well as through social media, blog posts and other channels. (cfr. Team)
We also contribute to current public debates, for example by giving expert interviews, and provide advice at the request of public authorities or other stakeholders.
In addition, we organise study days and conferences on topical societal issues in administrative law.
Education
Our Center provides a wide and varied selection of courses within the broader domain of Administrative Law.
- Administrative Law & Advanced Administrative Law
- Environmental Law & Advanced Environmental Law
- Notarial Administrativ Law
- Animals and the Law
- Energy Law
- Spatial Planning Law
- Juridical Instructions concerning Environmental Planning and Urban Development
- Juridical Aspects
- more on our courses (Dutch)
Team Administrative Law
Our team exists out of a diverse and international group of enthusiastic academic researchers and professional experts, which enables us to combine ongoing research with the needs and challenges of the practical reality and experiences from the various fields.
Contact
The offices of the Center for Administrative Law reside at the Campus Aula of the Ghent University.