PARTIES IN ADMINISTRATIVE DISPUTES

The paper explores the issues of active legitimacy to be a party in administrative dispute proceedings and the representation and protection of parties’ rights before the Administrative Court, established as a court of special jurisdiction by the Act on Seats and Areas of Courts and Public Prosecutor's Offices which entered into force in January 2010. The author first examines who can be the plaintiff, the defendant, and the interested person in an administrative dispute, and then focuses on the rules on representing the parties before this specialized court. Subsequently, the author explores the current case law established by the Administrative Court.