EFFICIENCY OF THE ADMINISTRATIVE APPEAL (THE CASE OF SERBIA)

This paper completes the research of theadministrative appeal under the Serbian law. Itis preceded by two articles containing normativeanalyses of the general regime of the administrativeappeal as prescribed in the General AdministrativeProceeding Act and administrative remedies inspecial policy domains. The main part of thepaper is an empirical research concerning theef ciency of the administrative appeal. Ef ciencyis understood as a precondition for preventingappellants from seeking judicial protection andthus reducing the workload of the court. Theremaining part is dedicated to the ef ciency oftwo other administrative legal remedies, as well asto the ef ciency of the work of the Ombudsman.The purpose of the latter is to provide material for the consideration of possible amendments to theregime of the administrative appeal, which couldenhance its ef ciency.