Abstract:
Defining lawfulness in all its dimensions and knowing its true meaning in the context
of public administration is no easy task. The research on which this article is based,
explains the practical functioning of the requirements for lawful administrative action
and decision-making. The aim of improving an understanding of the requirements
for lawful administrative action and decision-making is to produce a set of guidelines
to be used by public officials. The frequent judicial intervention into public
administration by means of judicial review of administrative action has produced
inputs, which gradually facilitates an incremental understanding of the requirements
for lawfulness. The said inputs will probably have a positive guiding effect on the
execution of administrative action and decision-making. The requirements for lawful
administrative action have the potential not only to enhance accountability in public
administration but also to enrich the administrative justice system.
