Right to Good Administration of the European Union

Abstract

Good administration is an important part of administration through which the right of citizens is protected by public administration. It is based on openness, transparency and fair treatment of citizens. The right to good administration also forms part of the EU fundamental right. It is centred on legality, non-discrimination, and transparency. The right to good administration leads to good governance and protection of citizen rights. This is still not without issues of maladministration against EU and Member States administrative bodies and institutions. There have been cases of citizens' rights being infringement upon by these institutions. The main objective of this thesis is to analyse the right to good administration as guaranteed to all EU citizens by Art. 41 of the Charter of Fundamental Rights of the EU. The focus was to analyze cases of good administration as guaranteed to citizens. We, therefore, analysed some cases that were brought before the European Court of Justice and the European Court of Human Rights by citizens. From analysis, the right to good administration is a fundamental right.