正当期待概念,起源于私人契约中的法律,后被引入到公法的契约及非契约制度中。在公法领域,公民的正当期待与一贯性原则密切相关。本文探讨了一贯性原则与正当期待的相关概念,因为它们在美国公法理论中经常被提到——尽管两者很少被明确地加以区分。文章第一部分是对正当期待及一贯性原则的概述。第二部分分析了在单一的政府部 Just waiting for the concept, originated in the private contract law, was introduced into public law contract and non-contract system. In the field of public law, the legitimate expectation of citizens is closely related to the principle of consistency. This article explores the principles of coherence and related concepts of legitimate expectations, as they are often referred to in American public law theory - though the two are seldom explicitly differentiated. The first part of the article is an overview of the principles of just waiting and consistency. The second part analyzes the single ministry