PUBLIC LAW,
PUBLIC
ADMINISTRATION
AND POLITICAL
PRESENTED BY: Ace Jesrene D. Tabilog
PUBLIC
LAW
public law
that part of law which governs relationship between
individuals and the government, and those
relationships between individuals which are of direct
concern to the society
comprises Constitutional Law, Administrative Law,
Tax Law and Criminal Law, As well as Procedural
Law.
AREAS OF PUBLIC
LAW
Constitutional Law
it postulates the supremacy of law in the functioning
of the states - the rule of law
it set out the form of government - how its different
branches work, how they are elected or appointed,
and the division of powers and responsibilities
between them
describing what are the basic human rights, which
must
Administrative Law
refers to the body of law which regulates
bureaucratic managerial procedures and defines the
powers of administrative agencies.
Criminal Law
involves the state imposing sanctions for defined
crimes committed by individuals or businesses, so
that society can achieve its brand of justice and a
peaceable social order.
PUBLIC
ADMINISTRATION
WHAT IS PUBLIC
ADMINISTRATION?
study of the management of the public agencies that
carry out/implement public policies to achieve the
public interest.
is "centrally concerned with the organization of
government policies and programs as well as the
behaviour of officials (usually non- elected) formally
responsible for their conduct".
Definitions of Public Administration
"Public Administration is a detailed and systematic -
application of law. by Prof. Woodrow Wilson-----
"Public Administration consists of all those
operations having for their purpose the fulfillment of
public policy as declared by authority." (L. D. White.)
"By Public Administration is meant the activities of
the executive branches of the national, state, & local
governments." (Simon)
"Public Administration is the art and science of
management as applied to the affairs of the state."
(Waldo)
Political Definitions of Public Administration
Public administration is implementing the public interest.
- The public interest is the universal label in which political
actors wrap the policies and programs that they advocate.
- The public interest is a commonly accepted good.
- The rise of administrative discretion in the face of
legislative vagueness means that the job of the anonymous
administrator is to define the public interest.
Legal Definitions of Public Administration
Because public administration is what a state does, it
is both created and bound by an instrument of the
law.
Public administration is the law in action.
-Public administration is inherently the execution of a
public law.
-Every application of a general law is necessarily an act
of administration.
-In the United States, the Constitution of 1787 is the law
of the land. All legislation must conform.
Managerial Definitions of Public Administration
Public administration is a management specialty.
- Top managers make the big decisions and are
responsible for the overall success of the organization.
- Public administrators are found in middle management,
the group responsible for the execution and
interpretation of top management policies and the day-
to-day operation of an organizational unit.
Importance of Public Administration
the basis of government (contributing in social
fairness).
Important role in the life of the people.
Executing policies, regulations, and programs in the
country or city.
Providing public goods and services (such as water).
NATURE OF PUBLIC
ADMINISTRATION
Integral View
‘administration’ is the sum total of all the activities -
manual, clerical, managerial, etc., which are
undertaken to realize the objectives of the
organization. In this view all the acts of officials of
the government from the Attendant to the
Secretaries to the government and Head of the State
constitute Public Administration. (Henri Fayol and
L.D. White are the supporters of this view.)
Managerial View
the managerial activities of people who are involved
in planning, organizing, commanding, coordinating
and controlling constitute Public Administration. This
view regards administration as getting things done
and not doing things. Luther Gullick, Herbert Simon,
Smithburg and Thompson are the supporters of this
view. The managerial view excludes Public
Administration from non- managerial activities such
as manual, clerical and technical activities.
POLITICAL
DIFFERENT
CONCEPTIONS OF
POLITICS
Politics as the Art of Government
This is a state-centered view of politics.
- Politics is what governments or states do.
It means that most people, most institutions and
most social activities can be regarded as being
outside politics.
Businesses, schools and other educational
institutions, community groups, families and so on
are in this sense nonpolitical.
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