The thesis examines the protection of human rights in administrative procedures, with a particular focus on procedural safeguards and their implementation in practice in Slovenia and Germany. In addition, it includes a linguistic and terminological comparison. The purpose of the thesis is to identify which procedural safeguards in administrative procedures prove to be the most problematic and to analyse the reasons for their violations.
The research is based on an analysis of the constitutional and legal framework, in particular the General Administrative Procedure Act and the Verwaltungsverfahrensgesetz, as well as the annual reports of the Human Rights Ombudsman of the Republic of Slovenia for the period 2021-2024. The study also incorporates case law and a comparative legal perspective, with particular emphasis on the activities of the German Institute for Human Rights (Deutsches Institut für Menschenrechte).
The findings indicate that the most problematic procedural safeguards are the right to be heard, the right to a decision without undue delay, and the principle of good administration. In practice, violations of these safeguards are primarily reflected in lengthy procedures, inadequately established facts, and insufficient participation of parties in the proceedings. The analysis further shows that irregularities tend to recur within the same authorities, indicating systemic deficiencies.
The thesis concludes that the Slovenian legal framework provides an adequate basis fort he protecton of human rights and is comparable to German legislation. However, the main challenge remains their effective implementation in practice, requiring stronger preventive measures, including better training of public officials and enhanced oversight of administrative bodies.
The appendices include German_Slovene and SLovene-German glossaries of administrative procedure and human rights terminology. The glossaries were compiled based on an analysis of relevant legal sources to support accurate and consistent translation of specialised legal terms, as general-purpose machine translation tools do not always provide reliable legal translations.
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