Protection of Public Interest and Legitimate Expectations/Precedents – as Basic Rules of Administrative Proceedings (Theory and Practice)

Abstract

The presented study deals with the procedural elements of administrative proceedings in Slovak Republic, namely the protection of public interest a the rule of precedents. Most importantly, the author deals with the fact if the requirement to protect public interest via Art. 3 Section 1 of the Slovak Code of Administrative Procedure (71/1967 Coll.) can be referred to as a „basic rule of proceeding “. In addition to that, the author deals with some supplementary matters relating to the issue. In the second part of the study, the author focuses on the rule of precedents (legitimate expectations) in court proceedings and also in administrative proceedings. The starting point of this part of the study is the English legal system. The English approach is then compared to the Slovak law and it is looked at from the general perspective and also from the point of court proceedings and administrative procedure.