Abstract

DIAZ DIEZ, Cristian Andrés. Gradual Definition of Administrative Law in Academic Methodology: Systematic Construction and Language Analysis. Rev. Derecho Estado [online]. 2025, n.62, pp.317-344.  Epub May 22, 2025. ISSN 0122-9893.  https://doi.org/10.18601/01229893.n62.12.

This paper studies the relevance of the definition of administrative law as a task of contemporary academic methodology. Based on the contributions of the systematic construction of this area of Law and the analysis of language, it proposes a concept that considers the singularity of the sectors of reference and moves away from essentialist definitions. To justify the need for the concept of administrative law, the text examines the material, subjective and eclectic criteria that have traditionally been used to characterize it. He also argues why the definition of administrative law is not just a theoretical matter. It shows that jurists must know what it means, because some substantive and procedural rules use this concept to attribute legal effects to it. In addition, it is important to be clear about the topics that enter this discipline, from a pedagogical point of view. In this way, a gradual definition of administrative law, such as the one suggested in this paper, can be useful in dogmatic and practical terms.

Keywords : Administrative law; definition; systematic construction; gradual concept; academic methodology.

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