The Impact of the European Convention on Human Rights in the Field of Administrative Justice

• Main Authors: Mirlinda Batalli, Islam Pepaj
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: Danubius University 2017-11-01
• Series: Acta Universitatis Danubius: Juridica
• Subjects: Human Rights; European Convention of Human Rights; Administrative Justice; Judicial Review
• Online Access: http://journals.univ-danubius.ro/index.php/juridica/article/view/4478/4295

In democratic and modern model of the administrative justice the implementation of the international standards plays a crucial role. This article seeks to examine how the judicial control is exercised in order to protect human rights in the spirit of the European Convention on Human Rights, in order to guarantee impartial and fair administrative proceedings. Among the main mechanisms by which the Council of Europe has provided a high standard of human rights protection is the European Convention on Human Rights and its oversight organs, in particular the European Court for Human Rights (ECtHR). Administrative acts issued by public administration authorities very often constitutes violations of fundamental rights and freedoms of persons, therefore the exercise of judicial control is of the utmost importance. In this regard, this article seeks to analyze current state of play and additional progress toward protection of human rights and freedoms in the field of administrative justice in line with prerequisites of the European Convention on Human Rights and its Protocols.