TFL Vsebine / Revija Javna uprava

V upravnopravnem odločanju ima v primeru kolizije med javnim in zasebnim interesom prednost javni interes. Hkrati načelo varstva pravic strank v razmerju do države šteje za eno največjih pridobitev sodobne družbe. S ciljem ustreznega uresničevanja načela varstva pravic strank v tem prispevku predlagamo koncept »učinkovite interpretacije« tega načela. V prispevku predstavimo tudi raziskavo, ki smo jo s pomočjo kvalitativnih intervjujev izvedli med uradnimi osebami o tem, na kakšen način načelo varstva pravic strank izvajajo v praksi. Ugotovili smo, da del uradništva že goji proaktivni pristop k izvajanju načela varstva pravic strank in torej že deluje v duhu učinkovite interpretacije načela. Utrditev koncepta učinkovite interpretacije bi pripomogla k temu, da bi se tovrstno izvajanje načela splošno uveljavilo in bi uradnim osebam služilo kot konkretnejše vodilo pri vodenju upravnih postopkov.

In administrative procedures public interest prevails over the parties' private interests. At the same time it is undisputable that the principle of protection of parties' rights against the state is considered as one of the main achievements of contemporary society. With a goal of appropriate implementation of this principle we hereby propose a concept of »effective interpretation«. In this article we also present the results of a research study conducted by way of qualitative interviews with administrative officials on the ways they implement this principle in practice. Findings indicate that one part of administrative officials already uses a proactive approach to the implementation of the principle of protection of parties' rights and therefore already acts in the spirit of effective interpretation. Reinforcement of the concept would contribute to a greater consistency in its implementation and would serve administrative officials as a guideline for their work.