As a result of many years of study, investigation and courses dictated at the Law School of the Uruguayan State University, Carlos E. Delpiazzo has published Volume 1 of "Special Administrative Law".

This work is the first global and systematic study of the organization and activity of the Uruguayan Public Administration. It offers a detailed analysis of each of the State's duties, structured as follows:

Chapter 1                                The importance of Special Administrative Law

PART ONE: ORGANIZATION OF THE PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION

Chapter 2                                 Central Administration
Chapter 3                                 Legislative Administration
Chapter 4                                 Judicial Administration
Chapter 5                                 Functionally decentralized Administration
Chapter 6                                 Territorially decentralized Administration
Chapter 7                                 Parastatal Entities
Chapter 8                                 PPP Companies

PART TWO: ESSENTIAL DUTIES

Chapter 9                                 Administration and public powers
Chapter 10                               Setting sectorial policies
Chapter 11                               Leading the economy
Chapter 12                               Financial activity
Chapter 13                               National Defense
Chapter 14                               Public security
Chapter 15                               Foreign relations
Chapter 16                               Public Health
Chapter 17                               Territorial planning
Chapter 18                               Environmental protection
Chapter 19                               Essential duties of Departments

PART THREE: PUBLIC AND SOCIAL SERVICES

Chapter 20                               The Administration as provider of services
Chapter 21                               Transport
Chapter 22                               Electric energy
Chapter 23                               Potable water and sanitation
Chapter 24                               Local and departmental public services

This volume also offers the index of Volume 2, which will soon be published. The second volume will complete the study of public and social services, the economic activity of the Administration and the administrative regime of private activity.