Administrative appeals and other forms of ADR in Hungary

Abstract

According to the Fundamental Law of Hungary, the right to seek legal remedy is a fundamental constitutional right. In the light of this, the Hungarian administrative procedural law has established the system of ordinary and extraordinary remedies, and it can be stated that a very wide range of remedies is available for the interested persons; among these remedies, the administrative appeal stands out. In addition, there are several forms of remedies against individual administrative decisions that are of nonofficial nature, such as the objection and the complaint. In addition to the legal institution of the Ombudsman, several legal institutions aiming at the alternative dispute settlement are incorporated in the Hungarian system, in particular, under the influence of the EU law.