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Нов поглед върху оперативната самостоятелност в административната дейност
A New View on Administrative Discretion in Administrative Activity

Author(s): Emilia Kandeva
Subject(s): Law, Constitution, Jurisprudence, Administrative Law
Published by: Пловдивски университет »Паисий Хилендарски«
Keywords: public administration; administrative discretion; legal regulation; administrative decisions; law; normative
Summary/Abstract: The increasing complexity of the social environment and the rapidity of change in modern society require the functioning of administrative mechanisms that are able to respond to specific needs and circumstances and to align public policy with them. In this context, it is more than relevant to review and reassess the role of operational autonomy in the decisions and actions of the public administration. In a changing social, economic and political environment, administrative discretion is a powerful tool for striking a reasonable balance between too much and too little normative regulation of administrative activity by law, a reasonable balance between strict legal regulations and administrative decisions.