ADMINISTRATIVE CONTROL OVER THE ACTS OF LOCAL PUBLIC AUTHORITIES. LEGISLATIVE EVOLUTION AND THE CURRENT LEGAL FRAMEWORK
ADMINISTRATIVE CONTROL OVER THE ACTS OF LOCAL PUBLIC AUTHORITIES. LEGISLATIVE EVOLUTION AND THE CURRENT LEGAL FRAMEWORK

Summary/Abstract: This study examines the evolution of administrative control over the acts of local public authorities in Romanian law, tracing the legislative developments from the nineteenth-century administrative reforms to the current legal framework established by the Administrative Code. The research focuses on the two fundamental mechanisms of administrative control: administrative tutelage exercised by the Prefect and internal legality review carried out by the Secretary General of the administrative-territorial unit. The analysis highlights the continuity of the legal conception underlying these institutions despite successive legislative reforms and the codification process completed in 2019. At the same time, it identifies the practical limitations affecting the effectiveness of administrative control, resulting from the insufficient institutional guarantees of impartiality of the supervisory authority and the functional independence of the authority entrusted with internal legality review. The study concludes that the effectiveness of administrative control depends not only on the legislative solutions adopted but also on the institutional architecture and the legal safeguards ensuring the effective implementation of the principle of legality.

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