Discretionary Power of Public Administration in the Sphere of Czech and Foreign Legal Science and Practice Cover Image

Diskreční pravomoc veřejné správy v intencích české a zahraniční právní vědy a praxe
Discretionary Power of Public Administration in the Sphere of Czech and Foreign Legal Science and Practice

Author(s): Barbora Gonsiorová
Subject(s): Civil Law
Published by: Masarykova univerzita nakladatelství
Keywords: Discretion; Administrative Consideration; Discretionary Power; Discretionary Decision-making; Behaviour; Appeal Authority; Administrative Code.

Summary/Abstract: The application of discretionary power, the product of which is a discretionary decision of an administrative authority, is an inevitable institute of Czech administrative law. But it would be mistakenly to think, that this is a purely Czech law institute. The opposite is true. It also occurs in many foreign legal regulations, both Anglo-American and Continental. However, his perceptions, interpretations and application may differ in these foreign conceptions. For the purposes of this article, foreign knowledge were collected on the issue of discretionary decision-making, which represents its initial focus and at the same time a means of examining its applicability in the Czech legal environment. The main purpose of the article is to obtain and present new knowledge on the issue of discretionary decision-making.

  • Issue Year: 26/2018
  • Issue No: 4
  • Page Range: 649-671
  • Page Count: 22
  • Language: Czech