Prigovor kao pravni lijek prema Zakonu o općem upravnom postupku

In addition to resolving administrative matters in the administrative procedure, the Croatian General Administrative Procedure Act regulates five other types of subsidiary legal protection that are not decided by an administrative act. These are three types of administrative actions (initiating procedure ex officio by petition; notifications on the conditions for exercising and protecting rights; protection from other actions of public law bodies), actions of public service providers, as well as non-fulfillment of contractual obligations by public bodies (administrative contracts). As an instrument of legal protection with regard to the mentioned forms of administrative activity, an ordinary appellate procedure is envisaged – the complaint. The paper analyzes the legislative genesis of the mentioned additional institutes, the general regulatory framework related to complaints, as well as the provisions related to a particular type of complaint. Due to the significant differences between the five legal institutes to which the complaint relates, there are also certain differences between the types of complaints in their essential legal features. These features are compared horizontally, using legal-theoretical and normative criteria. In relation to all types of complaints, a judicial remedy is provided in the administrative dispute. Therefore, the specifics of this type of administrative disputes are also considered. In conclusion, among other issues, the procedural importance of complaint for the realization of the rights and legal interests of citizens and legal entities, and indirectly for the quality of administrative activities, is emphasized.

Administrative Procedure and Judicial Review in France

This chapter describes administrative procedure and judicial review in France. In French public law, no constitutional provision provides for judicial review of administrative measures. Nor is there a convention providing for judicial review of administrative measures. This is only envisaged by the laws and regulations, in particular the Administrative Justice Code and the Code of Relations between the Public and the Administration. The administrative courts exercise extensive control over the acts or measures of the public administration, including both individual decisions and regulatory acts, but some are nonetheless beyond judicial review. Where an act or measure is contested on procedural grounds, judicial review takes place only under certain conditions: the procedural defect must have deprived the applicant of a guarantee or it must have influenced the meaning of the decision taken. Two types of judicial remedy exist in administrative law: it is therefore up to the applicant to limit their application before the administrative judge.

Cross-border exchange of tax information upon request and fundamental rights – Can the right balance be struck?: Joined cases C-245/19 and C-246/2019, État luxembourgeois contre B EU:C:2020:795

On 6 October 2020, in joined cases C-245/19 and C-246/19, État luxembourgeois contre B, the Court of Justice delivered a landmark ruling about the fundamental right to a judicial remedy against an information order issued by the national tax authorities of a Member State in the application of Directive 2011/16/EU. The Court ruled that the holders of the taxpayer’s information have the right to directly challenge the request to provide information but, differing from the Opinion of Advocate General Kokott, the Court decided that, when other remedies are available, the taxpayer under tax investigation and other third parties concerned do not have the right to direct judicial remedy against the information order. Likewise, the Court clarified how specific and precise the information requested must be in order to admit that the request for information is foreseeably relevant for the taxation of the concerned taxpayer. Following the Berlioz case, the ruling at hand continues to outline the content, scope and limits of fundamental rights in cross-border exchanges of tax information upon request in the European Union. However, this casuistic approach will not necessarily result in the development of a coherent and general framework of protection, which underlines the need for a common minimum standard to enhance the protection of fundamental rights in cross-border situations.

Training of legal specialists in the context of development of collective forms of judicial remedy

Introduction. One of the collective forms of judicial remedy is a class action. The institution of a class action is a new one for the Russian legal system. Nevertheless, in foreign jurisdictions it has proven as an effective remedy for large groups of persons, providing a higher level of access to judicial protection. At the moment, this institute is only just beginning to develop and being actively used. In this connection, not only issues of scientific understanding of this institute are becoming relevant, but also training of lawyers, including those specializing in the protection of collective interests. Materials and methods. The research methodology consists of general scientific research methods: analysis and synthesis; special methods, including special legal ones: formal legal and comparative legal. Results of the research and their discussion. The paper consists of two large parts. The first part examines issues related to the analysis of existing collective forms of judicial remedy, including in particular joinder of the parties, protection of an indeterminate number of persons, insolvency (bankruptcy), derivative actions, class actions. Particular emphasis is given to the research of the institute of class actions. It is analyzed in terms of access to judicial protection and its significance for the Russian legal system. Based on the conducted analysis, it is concluded that it is necessary to train lawyers specializing in class actions among other issues. Accordingly, issues of teaching of relevant disciplines and parts of courses devoted to the use of class action tools are examined in the second part of the paper. In particular, this part of the paper is devoted to the issues of teaching methods including traditional and modern methodologies and information technology. Conclusions. Based on the results of the research and their discussion, the authors come to a conclusion that a class action occupies a very important place in the system of collective judicial remedies. This fact determines not only perspectivity of scientific research in this area, but also training of relevant specialists in the field of protection of rights and legal interests of numerous groups of persons.

Public Authority Liability in Hungary

In Hungary, government liability in tort was affected by the constitutional change that occurred after 1989. A new provision clearly stating government liability replaced the old one. A public body that acts unlawfully and causes damages to others is thus liable in tort, just like any private individual would be. Moreover, judicial review is no longer conceived as an extraordinary remedy. However, substantively, the basic premise is not that illegality in itself will give rise to damages liability, especially when the administration exercises discretionary powers. Moreover, the claimant must bring an administrative appeal before a judicial remedy is available. These appeals have been partially reshaped by the new Administrative Procedure Act (2018), which is important also for the procedural requirements it sets out with regard to the discharge of administrative functions and powers. Both EU law and the European Convention on Human Rights are increasingly relevant in this respect.

International Courts as Coordination Devices for Opposition Parties

This chapter examines how opposition political parties have sought to overcome repressive practices in four of the six East African Community Member States: Kenya, Tanzania, Uganda, and South Sudan. Opposition political parties and politicians from these countries have prodded the East African Court of Justice (EACJ) to use a treaty remedy for violations of rules governing the elections of members to the East African Legislative Assembly (EALA) in each of these countries. They have done so by pursuing a judicial remedy in the EACJ to resolve a coordination problem that opposition parties face when their opportunity to participate in an above-board election is compromised. These cases show how challenging the electoral malpractices of dominant parties in the EACJ facilitate opposition mobilization in ways that are not always possible, or even anticipated, in their home country. The EACJ has facilitated this coordination by consistently affirming that above-board elections are the only permissible mode of electing members of the EALA. This has helped opposition political parties to know when they have a factual basis with a likelihood of success so they could bring cases against dominant political parties in the EACJ. By contrast, the lack of cases from Burundi and Rwanda shows that the clamp down on organizational rights in these countries have made it impossible for opposition parties and politicians to bring election cases before the EACJ.

Liability for Damage Caused by Domestic and Wild Animals in Turkish Law

The Turkish Code of Obligations holds pet owners objectively liable for any damage caused by their pets regardless of fault on the grounds that they failed to carry out their supervisory duty. There is, however, no regulation on compensation for damages caused by wild or stray animals. The legal gap in this field is filled by case laws. The aim of this study is to compare pet owner liability regulated by private law as strict liability and state liability for damage caused by wild animals protected by national legislation and international conventions. The research material consists of current legislation, and judicial and administrative decisions on property damage and bodily injury caused by animals. Tort claims for damages caused by pets and wild animals differ by statute of limitations, judicial remedy, the law on which the case is based, and strict liability principles. Pet owner liability for damage caused by the pet is based on strict liability in private law while administrative court decisions hold the administration liable based sometimes on strict liability and sometimes on negligence.Keywords: Pet owner liability; Pets; Wild animals; Strict liability; Compensation Abstrak.Kode Kewajiban Turki meminta pemilik hewan peliharaan bertanggung jawab secara obyektif atas kerusakan yang disebabkan oleh hewan peliharaan mereka, terlepas dari kesalahan yang dilakukan. Adapun alasan yang diajukan karena pemilik hewan gagal menjalankan tugas pengawasan. Namun, tidak ada peraturan tentang kompensasi atas kerusakan yang disebabkan oleh hewan liar atau tersesat tersebut. Tujuan dari penelitian ini adalah untuk membandingkan kewajiban pemilik hewan peliharaan yang diatur oleh hukum privat sebagai kewajiban yang ketat dan kewajiban negara atas kerusakan yang disebabkan oleh hewan liar yang dilindungi oleh undang-undang nasional dan konvensi internasional. Materi penelitian terdiri dari undang-undang saat ini, dan keputusan yudisial dan administratif tentang kerusakan properti dan cidera tubuh yang disebabkan oleh hewan. Klaim kerugian atas kerusakan yang disebabkan oleh hewan peliharaan dan hewan liar berbeda menurut undang-undang pembatasan, upaya hukum, hukum yang menjadi dasar kasus, dan prinsip tanggung jawab yang ketat. Tanggung jawab pemilik hewan peliharaan atas kerusakan yang disebabkan oleh hewan peliharaan didasarkan pada tanggung jawab yang ketat dalam hukum privat, sementara keputusan pengadilan administratif memegang tanggung jawab administrasi terkadang berdasarkan tanggung jawab yang ketat dan terkadang pada kelalaian.Kata kunci: Kewajiban pemilik hewan peliharaan; Hewan peliharaan; Hewan liar; Tanggung jawab yang ketat; Kompensasi Аннотация.Обязательственный кодекс Турции возлагает на владельцев домашних животных объективную ответственность за ущерб, причиненный их домашними животными, независимо от причиненного им вреда. Выдвинутые причины заключались в том, что владелец животного не выполнил свои обязанности по надзору за ним. Однако нет никаких правил относительно компенсации ущерба, причиненного дикими или бродячими животными. Целью этого исследования было сравнить обязанности владельцев домашних животных, регулируемые частным правом как строгое обязательство, и обязанности государства за ущерб, причиненный дикими животными, охраняемыми национальными законами и международными конвенциями. Материалы исследования состоят из действующего законодательства, судебных и административных решений в отношении имущественного ущерба и телесных повреждений, причиненных животными. Иски о возмещении ущерба, причиненного домашними и дикими животными, различаются в зависимости от закона об исковой давности, установленного закона, закона, на котором основано дело, и строгих принципов ответственности. Ответственность владельца домашнего животного за ущерб, причиненный домашним животным, основана на строгой ответственности по частному праву, в то время как решения административных судов предусматривают административную ответственность, иногда основанную на строгой ответственности, а иногда на небрежности.Ключевые слова: Обязанности владельцев домашних животных; Домашнее животное; Дикое животное; Строгая ответственность; Компенсация

IPO information acquisition and investor protection

Purpose The purpose of this study is to examine investors’ intention and behavior concerning ex ante information acquirement and ex post claims from the micro-level perspective with the deepening of the initial public offering (IPO) reform of China. Design/methodology/approach The authors made surveys and collected 932 valid questionnaires from investors in China. The authors also conducted interviews with sophisticated investors, investment bankers and government regulators to obtain first-hand information. Based on the survey results, the authors make the empirical analysis. Findings Investors’ attention to the first-hand information of the IPO prospectuses is inadequate. Individuals rely more on second-hand information, while institutions conduct more surveys. The higher the institutional practitioners’ degree of education, the more surveys they make. Only 1/3 investors intend to seek judicial remedy when getting fraud information due to high litigation costs and proof collecting difficulties. The investors who read more about prospectuses in advance are more likely to seek judicial protection afterwards. Compared with investors who know less about government administrative protection measures, those who know more have a low probability to choose “not to seek judicial protection.” Originality/value The authors enrich the research studies of IPO information acquisition and investor protection by conducting surveys to get first-hand data. Previous literature mostly makes empirical tests by using proxy variables.