Der Zweck im Verwaltungsrecht

Purpose thinking is something administrative law has been familiar with all times. Katharina Schober therefore begins her examination by studying the historical development of the application of purposes in administrative law. In doing so, she shows that a purpose orientation in the law is unavoidable, yet problematical because of the vagueness of purposes which eases the judicial attachment of administration and judicature. Due to the increasing finalization of administrative law, the problem of the vagueness of purposes is more urgent today than it used to be. Lawmakers are increasingly trying to solve this problem by using guidelines, with which they can make the purpose for which they are striving more concrete. Katharina Schober examines the extent to which this approach to a solution has been successful in a comprehensive empirical analysis of the way in which 22 guidelines in environmental law are dealt with in legislation, judicial decisions and literature.