Kovbas I. Development of administrative law science and education at Lviv University

DOI: https://doi.org/10.33098/2078-6670.2025.19.31.143-151

The article examines the development of administrative law science and education at Lviv University, which is an integral part of the evolution of the Faculty of Law of Lviv University and public law research in general. It is noted that the Faculty of Law of Lviv University has a long history and plays a significant role in the training of specialists in the field of public administration.

The purpose of the study is to trace the influence of historical, political and ideological factors on the formation and development of administrative law science; to clarify the role of Lviv University in training specialists for the field of public administration; to determine the place of administrative law in the structure of public law and to study the formation of scientific schools; to obtain historical experience for reforming modern legal education and science in the field of administrative law; to identify scientific achievements and the contribution of some individual scientists for the development of administrative and legal thought.

Methodology. The study is justified by the presence of references to administrative law in scientific sources of various historical periods, the historical mission of the Faculty of Law of Lviv University to train public servants, the affiliation of administrative law to public law, the scientific school of which was actively developing at Lviv University, and the general importance of studying the history of legal education and science for modern reforms.

Results. The author identifies several stages in the development of administrative law science and education at Lviv University: the formation of the Faculty of Law and the emergence of legal science and education (XVII-XVIII centuries); the development of public and legal science and education in the Austrian and Austro-Hungarian periods (XIX – early XX centuries); the development of administrative and legal science and education during the period of Soviet influence (1939/1945-1991); the development of administrative and legal education in independent Ukraine (since 1991).

Scientific novelty and practical significance. The author emphasizes that the available scientific sources do not cover the development of administrative law as a separate legal discipline, but they allow us to outline key stages: the inclusion of disciplines related to public administration in the program since 1784 as part of public law; the period of the formation of science under ideological influence in Soviet times;  the existence of administrative law as a component of the modern law training program.

Key words: Lviv University, Faculty of Law, Department of Administrative and Financial Law, Science of Administrative Law, Public Law.

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