Proceedings from the fourth summer workshop held in Budapest, Hungary, September 1-5, 1997

The volume have been divided into four main sections and a few brief comments on some of the papers is only intended to highlight the importance of the paper in the particular section. The first section of introductory papers provides an excellent overview of the main purpose of the workshop. That is to provide background to the curriculum development and teaching requirements for the study of Administrative Law.

The second section on Training Development in Administrative Law provides a very detailed assessment for the development of a training program for senior civil servants to further Slovenia’s entry to the European Union. This is a very important effort that other countries of the region should take note of and replicate. Successful models should be imitated and this is one training model worth imitation. The third section presents a wide variety of course and curriculum descriptions for the review.

In the final section a few case situations in administrative law are presented. These illustrate the complex legal environment that faces public administrators in the transition countries. The conflicting laws and legal interpretations are equally matched by confusing circumstances of actual events. These cases illustrate some of these problems.