Local Law
Code: 102226Credits: 6
| Degree programme | Type | Course |
|---|---|---|
| Law | OP | 4 |
Contact lecturer
- Name :
- Judith Gifreu Font
- Email :
- judith.gifreu@uab.cat
Teaching staff
- Judith Gifreu Font
Group languages
You can consult this information at the end of the document.
Prerequisites
There are no prerequisites, but it is recommended that Administrative Law I, II and III have been passed.
Teaching staff: Judith Gifreu Font, lecturer of Administrative Law, UAB.
The subject will be taught from the perspective of the Sustainable Development Goals.
Objectives
The objective of the subject is to know composition and functions developed by local governments. This subject is about the public administration closest to the citizen (municipality, district and province) and, consequently, the administrative level with whom most people relate, both at a private and professional level. We will analyze which organs make up this Administration (mayors, councilors, county councilors ...) and what activities they carry out: licensing, road cleaning, authorization of collective activities and parties in municipal or public facilities, management of kindergartens, ...
Learning outcomes
- Efficiently managing information, being capable of assimilating a considerable volume of data in a limited amount of time.
- Managing bibliographic and documentary resources: databases, browsing, etc.
- Demonstrating a sensible and critical reasoning: analysis, synthesis, conclusions.
- Working in teams, being either a member or a coordinator of working groups, as well as making decisions affecting the whole group.
- Defining the legal administrative language.
- Students must be capable of expressing themselves with legal-administrative terminology.
- Explaining the administrative legal standards.
- Applying the legal standards to concrete cases.
- Reflecting on administrative standards.
- Using the computing legal sources of information.
- Searching sentences, articles, etc. in legal databases.
- Present information in a way that is appropriate to the type of audience.
Contents
ITEM 1. Historical evolution of the Catalan local Administration. The nineteenth-century Administration. The Second Republic. The Municipal Law of Catalonia of 1933. Pau Vila and the regional division. The Franco dictatorship and the Consolidated text of 1955. The constitutional and statutory framework: the principles of local autonomy and financial sufficiency. The Statute of Autonomy of Catalonia of 2006.
ITEM 2. The local Administration (I). Relations of local entities with the state and autonomous administrations. The Council of Local Government of Catalonia. The local regulatory power. Types of local entities. Law 7/1985, of April 2, regulating the Bases of Local Regime and Legislative Decree 2/2003, of April 28, by which approves the Consolidated Text of the Municipal Law and Local Government of Catalonia. Law 27/2013, of December 27, on Rationalization and Sustainability of Local Administration. Law 19/2014, of 29 November, on transparency, access to public information and good governance. The Rural Municipalities Act 2025.
ITEM 3. The local Administration (II). The province. Historical evolution and constitutional framework. Organization and competencies. Economic regime. The Law of vegueries and its modification.
ITEM 4. The local Administration (III). The comarca. Organization and competencies. Economic regime. The Act 3/2026 of 12 March, amending the TRLMRLC: the unique character of the Vall d'Aran.
ITEM 5. The local Administration (IV). The municipality. Concept and elements: the territory and the population. Organization and competencies. Economic resources. Electoral system. Special municipal regimes: the case of Barcelona. Local government agencies. The Metropolitan Area of Barcelona. Municipalities of municipalities. The local instrumental sector.
ITEM 6. The legal regime of local acts and agreements. The Role of National Licensing Officials. Administrative procedure. Operation of the collegiate bodies. Challenge of acts and agreements.
ITEM 7. The legal status of local elected representatives. Access to the charge. Rights and duties. Patrimonial responsibility of the elect.
ITEM 8. Public services and local economic activity. Establishment and provision of services. Forms of management Recourse to private foundations. Economic liberalization The local public initiative in economic activity.
ITEM 9. The personnel at the service of the local Administration. Staff and civil servants. Typology The management of human resources. Selection and promotion of the personnel. Disciplinary regime and incompatibilities.
ITEM 10. The assets of local entities. Classes of goods. Affection and disaffection. Alienation of goods.
ITEM 11. Local competences in relation to the protection of the environment, urban planning and housing. Law 20/2009, of December 4, on prevention and environmental control of activities. Urban waste. Waste water sanitation. Local competences in urban planning. Land ownership regime. Planning Management. Discipline. Licenses. The promotion of subsidised housing. Pre-emptive rights. Municipal housing offices.
Learning activities and methodology
| Title | Hours | ECTS | Learning outcomes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Preparation and resolution of practical exercises | 40 | 1.6 | 1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11 |
| Study | 36 | 1.44 | 1, 3, 4, 9, 10, 11 |
| Different readings (law, doctrine, jurisprudence) | 25 | 1 | 9, 10, 11 |
| theoretical classes | 22 | 0.88 | 3, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9 |
| Practical lessons | 22 | 0.88 | 1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12 |
The development of the course will consist of a theoretical-practical exposition of the topics of the program, which will be combined with the resolution of practical cases in the classroom.
The schedule of the course, with the dates of the evaluable activities, is located in the Virtual Campus.
Attention: e-mails requesting information already included in this guide or in the Virtual Campus will not be answered.
Assessment
Continuous assessment activities
| Title | Weight | Hours | ECTS | Learning outcomes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Final work | 50% | 2 | 0.08 | 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12 |
| text comment, reading control | 25% | 1 | 0.04 | 4, 5, 6, 7, 9 |
| cases | 25% | 2 | 0.08 | 1, 4, 5, 6, 8, 10, 11 |
EVALUATION SYSTEM
The course foresees 2 types of assessment:
1.- Continuous assessment. The assessment will consist of the resolution of practical cases (40%), the completion of reading controls and text commentaries on the topics of the programme (10%) and participation in a joint activity of the whole group on the constitution of a town council based on the holding of a municipal election (50%). In the continuous assessment, class attendance is not compulsory but it will be taken into account in the final grade of the course. In duly justified cases (illness, force majeure or similar), one of the evaluable activities consisting of cases, controls or comments may be missed, which will not be counted in the final mark; if the justification is maintained, the activity will be counted with a zero.
2.- Final assessment. Students who, for justified reasons and with prior authorisation from the teacher, are unable to attend classes, may be assessed on the day officially set for the exam of the course by means of a written exam (50%) and two practical cases on the content of the programme (25% + 25%).
A student who cheats or tries to cheat in an exam will be given a 0. A student who submits a paper or a practical exercise in which evidence of plagiarism can be identified will be given a 0 and will receive a warning.
Students will be assessable as long as they have carried out a set of activities, the weight of which is equivalent to a minimum of 2/3 of the total grade for the subject. If the value of the activities carried out does not reach this threshold, the teacher of the subject may consider the student as not assessable. In the case of a single assessment, the same criteria shall apply.
IMPORTANT: Should a student cheat, commit plagiarism or be found in possession of a prohibited device during an assessment, the lecturer will mark them with a 0 for that assessment and will report the incident to the Faculty Dean’s Office, submitting a report detailing the circumstances and evidence of the incident in order to request the initiation of disciplinary proceedings against the student. This assessment cannot be retaken. Should more than one irregularity occur in the assessment activities for the same module, the final mark for that module will be 0.
Restricted use of AI: For this module, the use of Artificial Intelligence (AI) technologies is permitted exclusively for support tasks, such as bibliographic or information searches, text correction or translations. Students must clearly identify which parts have been generated using this technology, specify the tools used and include a critical reflection on how these have influenced the process and the final outcome of the activity. Failure to disclose the use of AI in this assessed activity will be considered a breach of academic integrity and may result in a partial or total deduction from the mark for the activity, or more severe sanctions in serious cases.
Bibliography
1.- MANDATORY BIBLIOGRAPHY
(There isn't mandatory bibliography)
2.- RECOMMENDED BIBLIOGRAPHY
- ALMONACID LAMELAS, Víctor, Vademécum de organización, funcionamiento y régimen jurídico de las entidades locales, El Consultor de los Ayuntamientos, 2013.
- AAVV., La Administración local ante la gestión de la protección de datos, Thomson Reuters Aranzadi, 2019. Available at the UAB digital library
- CÀTEDRA ENRIC PRAT DE LA RIBA D'ESTUDIS JURÍDICS LOCALS-ASSOCIACIÓ CATALANA DE MUNICIPIS, Col·lecció Sóc regidor i ara què?, 14 volums, Barcelona, 2023: Available at https://acm.cat/actualitat/publicacions/
1.- SERVEIS JURÍDICS DE L'ASSOCIACIÓ CATALANA DE MUNICIPIS, Soc regidor, i ara què?, 6a. edició, 2023
2.- FERNÁNDEZ AMOR, José Antonio, Soc regidor d'hisenda, i ara què?, 6a. edició, 2023
3.- ROIG VINYALS, Jordi, Soc regidor d'educació, i ara què?, 5a. edició, 2023
4.- GIFREU FONT, Judith, Soc regidor d'urbanisme, i ara què?, 5a. edició, 2023
5.- DE LA VARGA PASTOR, Aitana (coord.), SABATÉ VIDAL, Josep Maria, RODRÍGUEZ BEAS, Marina, CARMONA GARIAS, Sílvia, Soc regidor de medi ambient, i ara què?, 4a. edició, 2023
6.- PRAT TRAPÉ, Joan, CAPDET SORRIBES, Mayte, CUBILLO VIDAL, Benjamin, Soc regidor de mobilitat, i ara què?, 3a. edició, 2023
7.- BOLTAINA BOSCH, Xavier, GALA DURÁN, Carolina, Soc regidor de recursos humans, i ara què?, 4a. edició, 2023
8.- GUERRA LÓPEZ, Sònia, Soc regidor de serveis socials, i ara què?, 3a. edició, 2023
9.- CAPELL MANZANARES, Joan Miquel, Soc regidor de seguretat ciutadana, i ara què?, 4a. edició, 2023
10.- ROIG PADROL, Eduard, ROIG VINYALS, Jordi, Soc regidor de promoció economica i ocupació, i ara què?, 4a. edició, 2023
11.- SERRA FABREGÀ, Raül, Soc regidor de salut, i ara què?, 2a. edició, 2023
12.- VALLÈS LÓPEZ, Núria, RAMOS ACOSTA, Xavi, Soc regidor de joventut, i ara què?, 1a. edició, 2023
13.- ESTEVE-JORDÀ, Clara, MERINA SANCHO, Víctor, Soc regidor d'igualtat i feminismes, i ara què?, 1a. edició, 2023
14.- PUJOLÀS PUIGDOMÈNECH, Núria, Soc regidor de cultura, i ara què?, 1a. edició, 2023
- BAENA DEL ALCÁZAR, Mariano, La potestad sancionadora de los entes locales, IVAP, 2012.
- BOCANEGRA SIERRA, Raul, Bienes comunales y vecinales, Iustel, Madrid, 2007.
- CORRAL GARCÍA, Esteban, El funcionamiento de los órganos colegiados en las entidades locales: sus sesiones, Madrid, 2006.
- ECHÁNIZ SANS, Juan, Los gobiernos locales después de la crisis, Fundación Democracia y Gobierno Local, 2019.
- ESPAULELLA AFÁN DE RIVERA, Pere, Cap a una gestió il·lustrada i humanista de les entitats locals. Model de governança local per al segle XXI: qualitat, modernització, desenvolupament organitzatiu iquantificació economicofinancera, tesi doctoral, UAB, 2016.
- FACCIOLI Carlotta, Calidad del aire y ciudad inteligente (Smart City), Atelier, 2020.
- FERNÁNDEZ FERRARONS,Mònica, El procediment d'elaboració de les ordenances locales a la llum de la millora de la regulació, Atelier, 2020.
- FONT MONCLÚS, Joan Anton, Secretaris, interventors i tresorers d'administració local : cap a una habilitació local, tesi doctoral, UAB, 2019.
- FORCADELL ESTELLER, Francesc Xavier, L'organització territorial i el règim jurídic dels governs locals catalans: alguns elements per a un ple desenvolupament institucional en clau local, tesi doctoral, UAB, 2015.
- FUENTETAJA PASTOR, Jesús (Dir.), La función pública local: del Estatuto Básico a la Ley de reforma local de 2013, Thomson Reuters Aranzadi, 2014.
- GARCÍA ARANDA, Santiago, La autonomía local en la Constitución de 1978, Dykinson, 2015. Available at the UAB digital library
- GARCÍA RUBIO, Fernando, Análisis de las repercusiones de la reforma local sobre la organización, competencias y servicios de las entidades locales, INAP, 2015. Available at the UAB digital library
- GIFREU FONT, Judith (coord.), Introducció al Dret Local de Catalunya, Cedecs, 2002. Available at the UAB digital library
- GIFREU FONT, Judith i FUENTES GASÓ, Josep Ramon (dirs.), Règim jurídic dels governs locals de Catalunya, 2a. Ed., Tirant lo Blanch, València, 2022. Available at the UAB digital library
- GIRONÉS CEBRIÁN, María Elena, Los aparcamientos municipales: nuevo régimen jurídico, Barcelona, 2004.
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- RIVERO YSERN, José Luis, Manual de Derecho Local,7 Ed., Civitas, 2014. Available at the UAB digital library
- Consultation of regulations and case law on local matters and models of administrative documentation: Associació Catalana de Municipis i Comarques (ACM): www.acm.cat
Software
The subject does not require any specific software.
Course groups and languages
The information provided is provisional until November 30. After this date, you will be able to consult the language of each group through this link. To access the information, you will need to enter the course CODE
| Type of teaching | Group | Language | Semester | Shift |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| (TE) Theory | 1 | Catalan | second semester | morning-mixed |
| (PAUL) Classroom practices | 1 | Catalan | second semester | morning-mixed |