Concessions and Similar Legal Instruments in Argentina

Abstract

Argentina presents a variety of legal instruments around the legal figure of concession. The present article discusses four cases which are casinos, exploitation mining and hydrocarbon resources, the advertisement in public spaces, and, finally, the exploitation of municipal parking. The selection of cases is not arbitrary as it provides a good panoramic view of the enabling titles as well as the legal regime of these activities. All of them are governed by Public Law and all of them imply the use of administrative prerogatives. In the end, we present our concluding remarks that are related to the weakness in which de private counterpart finds itself.