Polonca Kovač PhD, Associate Professor
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Courses
Poslijediplomski studij - Doktorski studij
Razvoj javne uprave
Development of public administration theory
Theoretical approaches to governance: policy networks, systems theory, institutionalism, meta-governance
Law, governance and management
Managerial reforms of public administration
Impact of globalization, internationalization, Europeanization and policy diffusion on public administration
Public administration and sustainable development
Responsibility, accountability, ethics and control in public administration
Management of public participation and other stakeholders; conflict resolution
Development of functions and tasks of public administration
Development of formal and informal forms of operation
Development of public administration organization
Tendencies of local and regional self-government development
Komparativno upravno procesno pravo
Administrative procedure law in supra/national legal systems and fundamental human rights of good governance (The impact of the constitutional system and tradition on administrative procedure law in selected countries, tradition and modernisation of administrative procedure (USA, Germany and Austria, France and Scandinavia)
The notion of public interest in administrative cases in national legal systems, in EC law and ECHR practice
The relation between general and sector-specific regulation (subsidiarity; EU characteristics in terms of competition and state aid)
Basic principles of administrative procedure in the legal system and case law of the EC, EU countries, former Yugoslav republics, and USA – general: The right to good administration, The rule of law, legality (material and formal), justified expectations and proportionality, equality (non-discrimination) before the law, impartiality
Basic principles in administrative procedure: The right to be heard, Standards of proof, Accessibility and transparency, access to the file, confidentiality and protection of secrecy, Deciding within reasonable time, Giving/stating reasons, Efficiency of administrative procedure
Parties in administrative procedure – comparison between selected countries (Slovenia, former Yugoslav republics, Austria, Germany, France, Sweden, Finland, Estonia, Japan, etc.) and within the EU: Material and territorial jurisdiction of decision-makers in specific administrative matters, Conditions for officials and exclusion as a result of partiality
Characteristic and status of the party, representation of the party
Rules governing the course of procedure – comparison between selected countries and within the EU (Initiating the procedure, Using language/s in administrative procedure, electronic communication, Establishing and proving facts, Issuing decisions , The importance of notification for the application of legal effects, The validity of administrative acts (enforceability, annulment, time-bar, etc.)
Mediation in administrative procedure, public law contract
Enforcement of individual administrative acts in national and supranational environments
Legal remedies
Judicial review and other forms of supervision over the legality of specific administrative acts in EC law and selected EU countries
The notion of public interest in administrative cases in national legal systems, in EC law and ECHR practice
The relation between general and sector-specific regulation (subsidiarity; EU characteristics in terms of competition and state aid)
Basic principles of administrative procedure in the legal system and case law of the EC, EU countries, former Yugoslav republics, and USA – general: The right to good administration, The rule of law, legality (material and formal), justified expectations and proportionality, equality (non-discrimination) before the law, impartiality
Basic principles in administrative procedure: The right to be heard, Standards of proof, Accessibility and transparency, access to the file, confidentiality and protection of secrecy, Deciding within reasonable time, Giving/stating reasons, Efficiency of administrative procedure
Parties in administrative procedure – comparison between selected countries (Slovenia, former Yugoslav republics, Austria, Germany, France, Sweden, Finland, Estonia, Japan, etc.) and within the EU: Material and territorial jurisdiction of decision-makers in specific administrative matters, Conditions for officials and exclusion as a result of partiality
Characteristic and status of the party, representation of the party
Rules governing the course of procedure – comparison between selected countries and within the EU (Initiating the procedure, Using language/s in administrative procedure, electronic communication, Establishing and proving facts, Issuing decisions , The importance of notification for the application of legal effects, The validity of administrative acts (enforceability, annulment, time-bar, etc.)
Mediation in administrative procedure, public law contract
Enforcement of individual administrative acts in national and supranational environments
Legal remedies
Judicial review and other forms of supervision over the legality of specific administrative acts in EC law and selected EU countries
Otvorenost i transparentnost javne uprave
Setting openness and transparency in the context of principles and values of a modern public administration
Notion and meaning of openness and transparency of public administration
Access to public information
Restrictions to access of public information and test of public interest
Role of the Information commissioner regarding control of public administration
Proactive publication of public information
Public administration on the internet
Public administration and mass media
Public participation in policy making processes
Social dialogue in public administration and the wider public sector
Transparency of lobbying in public administration and the legislative trace
Notion and meaning of openness and transparency of public administration
Access to public information
Restrictions to access of public information and test of public interest
Role of the Information commissioner regarding control of public administration
Proactive publication of public information
Public administration on the internet
Public administration and mass media
Public participation in policy making processes
Social dialogue in public administration and the wider public sector
Transparency of lobbying in public administration and the legislative trace
