The individual’s right of defence as an institution of the administrative procedural law

Abstract

This paper deals with the issue of the individual’s right of defence in the administrative procedural law. In the opinion of the author, in addition to the principle of the right to a fair and equitable trial and the right to good administration, the individual should have the right to defend his or her legal interest by the possibility to initiate appropriate procedures to verify the activities of the public administration. The grounds for deriving the individual’s right of defence should be based on the principle of a democratic rule of law. The exercise of this right shall take place in different proceedings and through different legal remedies.

Keywords

• administrative proceedings
• administrative law
• right of defence
• rights to a trial
• right to good administration