TFL Vsebine / Revija Javna uprava

Čeprav se v slovenski ureditvi upravni postopek osredotoča le na izdajo konkretnih in posamičnih upravnih aktov in s tem pomeni predvsem procesno orodje posameznikom za zaščito njihovih pravic v razmerju do oblasti, je zaradi konvergenčnih procesov njegovo vlogo in s tem kodifikacijo prek ZUP v družbenih, torej tudi upravnih sistemih, treba razumeti širše, v kontekstu dobrega upravljanja. Članek z namenom ovrednotenja veljavne kodifikacije upravnega postopka v Sloveniji primerja njegove temeljne funkcije v kontekstu dobrega upravljanja z ureditvama v sosednjih državah, tj. v Avstriji in na Hrvaškem. Rezultati kažejo, da je slovenska kodifikacija upravnega postopka kot mehanizma pravne države in s tem varstva človekovih pravic in garancij strank v postopku, ustrezna. Pomanjkljiva pa je kot orodje širšega javnega upravljanja v upravnih procesih, ki sledijo integralni celoti načel dobrega upravljanja in s tem povezanim učinkovitim izvrševanjem javnih politik. Slovenska kodifikacija tako ne izrabi potenciala biti mehanizem reform in modernizacije javne uprave v smeri sodobnih uprav.

Although the administrative procedure in Slovenia focuses only on issuing specific and individual administrative acts and thus largely serves as a procedural tool for individuals to protect their rights in relation to authorities, convergence processes require that its role and codification in the General Administrative Procedure Act (GAPA) are understood more broadly, namely in the context of good governance. With the aim to evaluate the current codification of administrative procedure in Slovenia, the author compares its basic functions in the context of good governance with regulations in the neighbouring countries of Austria and Croatia. The results suggest that the Slovenian codification of administrative procedure as a mechanism of the rule of law and thus of the protection of human rights and guarantees of the parties in the procedure is appropriate. However, when considered as a tool for broader public governance in administrative processes that pursue the integral set of principles of good governance and the related effective implementation of public policies, a number of shortcomings have been detected. Thus, the Slovenian codification does not use its potential for being a mechanism for reform and modernisation of public administration.

Codification of (General) Administrative Procedure as a Mechanism of Good Governance: A Comparison of the Regulation in Slovenia, Austria and Croatia