Legal Aspects of Public Employment

Overview:

Introduction:

This training program explores the legal and administrative frameworks of modern public sector management, focusing on how to govern public institutions effectively within constitutional and legal boundaries. It provides participants with an understanding of administrative law principles and the legal framework governing decisions and administrative actions. It also highlights the importance of integrating legal requirements into administrative processes to ensure compliance and efficiency in public sector operations.

Program Objectives:

By the end of this program, participants will be able to:

• Acquire foundational concepts of public administration and administrative law.

• Analyze public policy issues and evaluate the performance of governmental organizations using public administration principles.

• Apply legal and administrative principles to ensure compliance and regulatory alignment in public institutions.

• Reflect on ethical considerations in public administration and make informed decisions.

• Gain knowledge of administrative organization and its role in enhancing efficiency in the public sector.

Target Audience:

• Public sector managers and their deputies.

• Employees working in legal departments, administrative affairs, and civil service sectors.

• Professionals interested in managing legal affairs within public institutions.

Program Outline:

Unit 1:

Concepts of Administrative Law and Public Administration Organization:

• Introduction to administrative law, its topics, and entities.

• Definition and types of legal entities.

• Characteristics and foundations of the administrative system.

• The relationship between administrative law and management science.

• Methods of organizing public administration in comparative systems.

Unit 2:

Centralization and Decentralization in Public Administration:

• Understanding administrative centralization and decentralization.

• The role and authority of hierarchy in administrative organization.

• Mechanisms and types of administrative delegation.

• Cabinet functions and their influence on governance.

• Impact of decentralization on public administration efficiency.

Unit 3:

Administrative Oversight and Public Facilities:

• Definition and objectives of administrative oversight and its entities.

• Tools, limits, and controls of administrative oversight authority.

• Types and importance of public facilities.

• Direct management and its impact on efficiency.

• Roles of ministries and ministers in administrative governance.

Unit 4:

Public Administration Functions and Disciplinary Accountability:

• Managing human and material resources in public administration.

• Resignation types and their effects on the organization.

• Disciplinary accountability of public employees: offenses and penalties.

• Differentiation between public and private funds.

• Administrative decisions: definition, types, and significance.

Unit 5:

Administrative Decisions and Contracts:

• The distinction between regulations and systems and their legal effects.

• Execution and personal applicability of administrative decisions.

• Criteria and mechanisms for the withdrawal of administrative decisions.

• Definition and standards of administrative contracts.

• The role of administrative contracts in enhancing government efficiency.