Élargissement et diversification du contrôle juridictionnel belge des actes administratifs: appel pour l’utilisation du droit comparé et la création d'une vision claire

The institutional agreement on the sixth reform of the Belgian state (2011) announces that the jurisdiction of the Council of State and the other administrative courts will be extended to the private law consequences of an appeal for annulment. In accordance with the predefined intentions of the agreement, the reform will be implemented by amending Article 144 of the Constitution. The announced reform requires that one should take into account numerous implications which will be analysed in this contribution. In addition, it is appropriate to reflect on further expansion and diversification of the ruling powers of administrative courts. Finally, policy makers should develop a clear vision regarding the renovation of the current judicial pluralism or the evolution towards monism. In this regard, a functional legal comparison offers interesting perspectives in order to answer specific questions with respect to the way in which this extension of jurisdiction may take place