Administrative remedies in polish administrative law

Abstract

The key traits of the Polish administrative justice system are the reliance on administrative appeal and the openness towards other forms of ADR. The administrative appeals remain the main tool for dispute resolution outside administrative courts. The figures gathered for this chapter show a reasonable rate of success for appeals against decisions issued by local governments, while a smaller rate of success is noticeable for central government units. Other ADR tools are used as well: the Polish Ombudsman is active in the process of improvement of performance of public administration through promotion of rules of good administrative behavior. And the Administrative Procedure Code provides that settlements in administrative procedure are possible in cases involving at least two parties and requiring dispute solving and balancing of conflicting interests of the parties (e.g., in building permit cases) as long as they are not prohibited by law.