Considerations Regarding the Principle of Revocability of Administrative Acts

Abstract

The activity of the administrative public authorities is carried out in various modalities, the most relevant from a legal point of view being the issuance or adoption of administrative acts. Traditionally, in the national doctrine, it was stated the principle of revocability of administrative acts. This principle translates into the recognized possibility of the issuing authority or the hierarchically superior one to order the abolition of an administrative act based on reasons of illegality or inopportunity. This principle is strongly related to the principle of legality which is bound to govern the entire activity of the administrative public authorities. This article contains an analysis of the principle of revocability of administrative acts, based on the legal provisions that apply to this domain, the national and European jurisprudence and the interpretations issued in the specialized literature. Also, the paper aims to emphasize the need to collaborate this principle with the principle of legal certainty and legitimate trust.