Errors of public authorities in performing the public administration duties: Evolution of approaches towards human rights in the court practice of the Republic of Lithuania

Abstract

The article points to the problem of a lack of adequate mechanism for correcting errors of state institutions in their performance of public administration functions. It analyses the legal regulation and case law on the above issue. The analysis of court cases identified in the paper shows that for a long time there was a tendency to place on the citizens the burden of correcting the mistakes made by state institutions. In this way, property rights on legally acquired property were restricted or invalidated. This problem was in the Lithuanian context broadly discussed by the international courts. The aim of the article is to present the scale of the problem and the evolution of legal regulation and case law aimed at remedying it.