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Address by the Speaker of the House of Representatives, Mrs. Anita Demetriou to the Scientific Conference on Administrative Law co-organized by the Parliamentarism and Participatory Democracy Foundation of the House of Representatives and the Academy of the Legal Service of the Republic
University of Cyprus Ceremonial Hall
Wednesday, 3 April 2024, 09.30 - 16.00
Honorable Mr. Attorney General,
Your Honor, Mr. President of the Supreme Constitutional Court,
Your Honor, Madam President of the Supreme Court,
Honourable Members of Parliament,
Honourable Chief of Police,
Honourable Assistant Attorney General,
Your Honour, Mr President of the Administrative Court,
Your Honour, Mr President of the Administrative Court of International Protection,
Your Honour, Mr and Mrs Judges, (current and former)
Your Honour, Mr President of the Public Service Commission,
Your Honour, Mr Representative of the Embassy of Greece,
Honourable Commissioners,
Honourable speakers,
Honourable representatives of the academic world of Cyprus,
Distinguished guests,
Ladies and gentlemen,
It is with great pleasure that I welcome today the first event held by the newly established Parliamentarism and Participatory Democracy Foundation of the House of Representatives, an institution which has long been a vision and which is taking shape with today's joint organization with the Academy of the Legal Service of the Republic of the Republic of the organization of this important scientific conference on Administrative Law.
In this context, allow me to underline my great satisfaction as President of the Foundation for the launch of its operation, whose main objective is to promote the principles of parliamentarianism and participatory democracy and, in this context, to deepen the relations of the Parliament with the academic community, other public organizations and civil society at large. I am confident that all of us who have participated in the operation of the newly established institution of the House of Representatives will also contribute to the fullest extent possible to fulfilling its mission, which we must promote in the belief that it will serve the people as a whole, as the source of all forms of state power in modern representative democracy.
Ladies and gentlemen,
Administrative law, one of the most important branches of law in Cyprus, constitutes the legal framework governing the relations of the citizen with the public administration and regulating the judicial review of its acts and omissions. In this sense, it is a fundamental element of a rule of law, in the context of which all public authorities must act on the basis of the principle of legality, i.e. the limitations imposed by the law and, of course, under the control of the independent and impartial judgment of the courts. At this point I would like to stress that the importance of administrative law as a branch of public law is also demonstrated through its complementarity with constitutional law, as both protect against the arbitrary use of power and ensure the fair treatment of citizens and the non-violation and protection of their rights.
In the admittedly complex contemporary environment in which we live, administrative law plays an important role under the complex social, economic and political aspects of human activity. In order to achieve this purpose, the actions and decisions of administrative bodies are subject to review under the force of administrative law before the now newly established administrative courts in Cyprus, with the aim of ensuring the legality of the acts of the public administration, which must both protect citizens effectively and restrain itself so as not to endanger rights and freedoms, especially in times when successive crises - economic, health, immigration, etc. - are being experienced. The application in this context of the principles of administrative law may mitigate or even stop abuses and arbitrary acts of power and act as a shield to protect the rights and freedoms of citizens.
The development of administrative law in Cyprus, which, unlike other branches of law, is based on continental law, has been decisively influenced by the relevant case law of the Supreme Court, the basic principles of which have been codified in the General Principles of Administrative Law Law Law Law, which provides for the protection of the rights and freedoms of citizens.
The development of administrative law in Cyprus, which, unlike other branches of law, is based on continental law, has been decisively influenced by the relevant case law of the Supreme Court, the basic principles of which have been codified in the General Principles of Administrative Law Law Law Law, which provides for the protection of the rights and freedoms of citizens. Another important development was the State's decision to move decisively towards the establishment of two administrative courts, through the amendment of the Constitution and the adoption of special legislation for their operation in 2015, while the Seventeenth Amendment to the Constitution in 2022 also laid the necessary constitutional foundation for extending the jurisdiction of the Administrative Court to deal with administrative disputes on the merits.
Ladies and Gentlemen,
In an environment of multiple challenges, contemporary Cypriot administrative law and its stakeholders, as well as the academic community, are called upon, inter alia, to examine the current practices of the Cypriot administration and to study new ideas and doctrinal analyses contributed by jurisprudence and legal scholarship, in order to formulate a flexible system for the administration of administrative justice in order to strengthen good public administration and ultimately to remedy the phenomena of maladministration, which are manifested in violation of the principle of legality and the principles of natural justice, which administrative law must also serve.
In this respect, with the general principles of law as a guide, the House of Representatives, as the supreme organ for the expression of popular sovereignty and democratic representation, will continue to contribute to the strengthening of the rule of law and the consolidation of legitimacy and its assertion, both by the constituted administrative organs of the public sphere and by the subjects which these organs are intended to serve.
Friends,
The focal point of today's scientific conference, which aims to delve deeper into the specific issue of administrative litigation of substance and the administration's compliance with the decisions of administrative courts, and to contribute with contributions from eminent academics, judges and lawyers from Cyprus and Greece, are the best omen for a fruitful scientific dialogue, which I am sure will follow, as well as for the drawing of useful conclusions, which we expect to shed further light on further critical fields, but also on the prospects for the development of Cypriot administrative law on the basis of modern concepts.
Thank you.
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