Deadlines in administrative procedure are an important subject nowadays. We encounter them practically everywhere and cannot avoid them. My thesis is focused on administrative procedures and the importance of deadlines. I have focused mainly on how deadlines are set in the legal framework, and how many violations occur every year based on reports of administrative inspection. I have also discussed how implementation of the General Administrative Procedure Act is monitored.
The purpose of my thesis was to show the analysis of the legal regulation of decision-making within a reasonable time and to analyse annual reports from Public Sector Inspectorate from 2015 to 2019. I have substantiated the theory of deadlines in administrative procedures with examples from case-law.
In the preparation of the diploma thesis I have used the descriptive method, statistical method, analysis of primary sources and synthesis.
I found that non-compliance to deadlines is at the very top of most common violations based on the reports of the administrative inspection between 2015 and 2019. The legal regulation determining the observance of deadlines is dealt with in both Slovenian legislation and the European Convention on Human Rights (ECHR), where it is precisely stated that the proceedings are dealt with without undue delay. The latter is also followed by the Constitution of the Republic of Slovenia, which binds the judiciary as well as the executive branch of decision-making power to decide within reasonable time limits.
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