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Part 1 The constitutional and administrative background: theconstitution - the division of powers; le Conseil Constitutionnel;droit administratif; modern administration; le mediateur; localgovernment; the civil service. Part 2 The administrative courts: thebirth of autonomous administrative courts; coping with overload;integrating administrative justice; other administrative jurisdictions.Part 3 The structure and membership of the courts: the structure of theConseil d'Etat; the membership of the Conseil d'Etat; recruitment tothe Conseil d'Etat; the career structure within the administrativecourts. Part 4 The procedure of the courts: commencement ofproceedings; instruction; rapport; seance d'instruction aupres duConseil d'Etat; commissaire du gouvernement; judgment; the decision;execution; appeal or cassation; special procedures; adjournment forpreliminary ruling; general observations. Part 5 The jurisdiction ofthe courts: the basic texts; the search for a criterion; the guidingprinciple; the principal exceptions; conflicts procedure - the Tribunaldes Conflicts. Part 6 The conditions precedent for judicial review: thenature of the act under review; the rule of the "prior decision"; the"locus standi" of the plaintiff; the absence of parallel relief; thetime limit for commencing proceedings; exclusion of judicial review.Part 7 The substantive law - the principle of administrative liability:categories of litigation before the courts; criticism of thetraditional classification; administrative legality and administrativeliability; the liability of the administration; administrative torts;liability without fault - theory of risk; administrative contracts;general observations. Part 8 The substantive law - the principle ofadministrative legality: the content of the principle of legality; lesprincipes generaux du droit; grounds for review; cassation; the extentof judicial review; general observation. Part 9 The influence of droitadministratif outside France: Belgium; the Netherlands; Italy; Germany;Greece; the Court of Justics of the European Communities; French lawand Community law in conflict. Part 10 Conclusions: the character andsuccess of the French system; merits of the French system; defects ofthe system; final assessment.