Fair Administrative Procedures and European Standards

Abstract

The article reviews important international standards for the definition of the right to fair administrative procedures guaranteed by the Constitution of Georgia. It is important to ascertain the constitutional standard of rights and also determine the impact on already well-established standards of administrative proceedings within the framework of administrative law.

The research develops the opinion that the gradually advanced principles of modern good administration include the right to good governance, which refers to the right to fair administrative procedures protected by the Constitution of Georgia. As Georgia belongs to the European legal system, the practice of the European Court of Human Rights and the decisions of the Committee of Ministers of the Council of Europe are considered when discussing international standards. The article also examines the practice of the Constitutional Court of Georgia concerning the right to fair administrative procedures at the time of research.

In conclusion, following the practice of the European Court of Human Rights are the elements that define the right to fair administrative procedures, including making decisions: within a reasonable time, after a thorough examination of the circumstances accompanied by proper justification, protection of the legitimate trust of interested parties, making the balance between public and private interests, writing out the procedures clearly and obviously, etc.