La responsabilidad del empleado público en España

Abstract

Las diferentes responsabilidades del empleado publico han sido abordadas por la doctrina. Sin embargo, y a pesar de que todas ellas parten de un mismo fundamento: garantizar el correcto funcionamiento de la Administracion y del resto de poderes publicos, estas responsabilidades rara vez se estudian de manera conjunta. La presente investigacion propone un examen conjunto a las responsabilidades penal y disciplinaria, con especial atencion a los principios sustantivos del ius puniendi y a los matices que sufren en atencion a la condicion de empleado publico. El estudio se completa con la revision de la responsabilidad patrimonial del empleado publico, lo que permite contraponer el distinto grado de proteccion que este recibe en caso de incurrir en responsabilidad punitiva o patrimonial. Liability of public servants in Spain The different types of liabilities of public servants are often the subject of legal studies. Despite the fact that these types of liability are founded by the common need to ensure the proper functioning of public authorities, they are rarely studied together. This research work proposes a joint exam to criminal and disciplinary liabilities of public employees, with particular regard to the substantive principles of the ius puniendi, and the nuances they experience given the special condition of civil servants. The study is completed with an analysis of the civil liability of public employees, allowing us to compare the degree of protection awarded to public servants in both criminal and civil liability scenarios. Keywords: Public Servant, Criminal Liability, Disciplinary Liability, Civil Liability, Proper Functioning of the Public Administration.