A framework for historical comparison of control of national, supranational and transnational public power

Abstract

The historical origins and evolution of administrative law continues to be a controversial issue. While some scholars identify a strong continuity between pre-modern and contemporary reality (Mestre 1985; Craig 2015), other interpretations emphasize a fundamental rift in the eighteenth century: with the displacement of the Ancien Régime by the French Revolution, jurists for the first time defined a conception of ‘administrative law,’ distinguishing administrative bodies, functions and duties from those of the judiciary (Mannori-Sordi, 2001; 2009). Show more