PUBLIC PARTICIPATIONIN ADMINISTRATIVE PROCEDURES: POSSIBILITIES AND RECENT DEVELOPMENTS IN HUNGARY

Krisztina Rozsnyai
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Krisztina Rozsnyai: PhD, mag. rer. publ.; assistant professor at the Department of Administrative Law of the Eotvos Lorand University (ELTE), Budapest, HUNGARY.

Curentul Juridic, The Juridical Current, Le Courant Juridique, 2014, vol. 58, 50-66

Abstract: Administrative cases have reached a complexity which has not been seen before. Great efforts are demanded to strike an appropriate balance between the rights and interests of those directly affected by the administrative decisions and the protection of the interests of the community. There are multiple aspects that have to be taken into account when deciding administrative cases. The use of uncertain notions and the margin of appreciation of the administration are growing. This leads to the proceduralization of administrative law, as procedural rules can only guarantee the optimal decision in such situations. This development leads to enforceable procedural rights safeguarded by courts. The paper focuses on the development of one of these rights: public participation. After presenting its sources on European and international level, it shows what effects these had on the Hungarian legal setting. The interactions of the legislator and the courts are than analysed and set into the context of ECJ’s recent case-law. The analysis of court decisions shows that the judiciary is able to defend public participation even against the legislation. The role of the ECJ as ultimate safeguard is obvious in this scenario. Its case law does not only have impact on concrete cases but can even alter traditional national legal settings.

Keywords: access to justice; administrative procedure; judicial review; public participation; right to good administration; standing (in administrative litigation) (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: K32 K40 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2014
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