Organised jointly with the Yale Comparative Administrative Law MailServ, this REALaw Dialogue celebrates the publication of monograph edited by Wojciech Piątek (Adam Mickiewicz University, Poznań, Poland), entitled Beyond adjudication. Exploring the Multifaceted Role of Supreme Administrative Courts, published by Edward Elgar.

The Dialogue took place on 9 June 2026, 15.00-16.30, online.

This book systematically examines the diverse roles of Supreme Administrative Courts across Europe, including the Councils of State. Due to their dual “judicial” and “administrative” nature, Supreme Administrative Courts are still believed by many European jurisdictions to be especially well-suited to addressing public law disputes and articulate general principles of administrative law. Through a series of successive country-specific and thematic chapters, the monograph aims to answer key questions about Supreme Administrative Courts’ role, including questions about administrative competency and application of “public law” norms on disputes, the manner in which Supreme Administrative Courts can positively affect legislation, and these Courts’ broader role and stature within judicial power.

Speakers

• Professor Wojciech Piątek (Adam Mickiewicz University, Poznań, Poland)
• Dr Torvald Larson (Lund)
• Professor Jacques Petit (Rennes)

Discussants

• Professor Jacques Ziller, Full professor in public law (French Universities) and in EU law (Università di Pavia-Italy)
• Francis Delaporte, President of the Administrative Court, Vice-President of the Constitutional Law of the Grand-Duchy of Luxembourg.

Please find the recording of the discussions here ⤵️