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Continue reading →: Towards Europe’s Global Leadership in Cybersecurity: A Conversation with ENISA Executive Director Juhan Lepassaar on the Past, Present and Future of the Agency, By Juhan Lepassaar, Valentina Golunova, Paolo Balboni, Cosimo Monda, and Ellen VosFor the EU Agencies Corner of REALaw, we speak with Juhan Lepassaar about the past, present, and future of the European Union Agency for Cybersecurity (ENISA), drawing on his insights as its Executive Director. Established in 2004, ENISA is the Union’s agency dedicated to achieving a high common level of…
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Continue reading →: The establishment of the regional administrative courts (TAR) in Italy: A historical legal perspective, by Federica PalettiThe establishment of the Regional Administrative Tribunals (TAR) by the Act of 6 December 1971 constitutes a decisive moment in the development of Italian administrative justice. The process that led to the creation of this new jurisdiction was neither immediate nor linear. More than twenty years elapsed before Article 125…
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Continue reading →: Court of Justice confirms: the right to be heard does not apply to acts of general application, by Junior GeysensIn a judgment of 29 January 2026 (Case C‑811/23 P), the Court of Justice clarified the scope of the right to be heard in EU administrative law. The Court confirmed that the right to be heard does not apply to acts of general application. The fact that such an act…
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Continue reading →: The relationships between the French Council of State and the executive power, by Jacques PetitThe French model of administrative justice is based on the idea that administrative judges, although independent from the administration, must be part of it. This results in numerous organic and functional relationships between the Council of State and the executive branch. From an organic point of view, it should be…
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Continue reading →: The Italian Council of State and the Legislative Power: A Complex Relationship, by Leonardo ParonaThis blog post outlines the content of the Chapter “The Italian Council of State and its relationship with the legislative power”, published in W. Piatek (ed.), Beyond Adjudication. Exploring the Multifaceted Role of Supreme Administrative Courts, Edward Elgar, 2026. The Chapter addresses the relationship between administrative justice and legislative power,…