Teaching the special part of administrative law in nine credits: opportunities through practical classes

Abstract

At the Faculty of Law of the University of Oviedo, the special part of Administrative Law is taught within a nine-credit course. To this end, during seven of the fourteen weeks of the semester, a second practical class is added. This necessitates alternative approaches to the usual method of independently resolving a case study followed by in-class discussion. This paper outlines the advantages of using those additional hours for in-class reading of doctrinal texts, drafting of administrative and procedural documents, and, finally, attending court hearings. This is done without denying the usefulness of theoretical lectures; on the contrary, it affirms their undeniable value, importance, and primacy.