THE CONCEPT OF A COLLECTIVE COMPLAINT IN ADMINISTRATIVE COURT PROCEEDINGS AND ITS DISTINCTIVE FEATURES
Abstract
This paper analyses the legal nature, concept and distinctive features of the institution of the collective complaint in administrative court proceedings. It examines the significance of the collective complaint in protecting the rights and legitimate interests of citizens and legal entities before the administrative courts, the respects in which it differs from procedural joinder, and the grounds for its application. The paper further undertakes a comparative-legal analysis of the norms of the administrative procedural legislation in force, national judicial practice, and foreign-State experience in the legal regulation of the institution of the collective complaint. On the basis of the findings, the author formulates scholarly conclusions and legislative-development proposals directed at the effective introduction of the institution of the collective complaint in administrative court proceedings and at improving its procedural mechanisms.
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