The article examines the instruments by which two distinct legal systems – Slovenia’s and Italy’s – address administrative inertia. The non-response of administrative offices may be symptomatic both of entrenched inefficiency and of the bureaucracy’s inability to react adequately to sudden emergencies. By juxtaposing the solutions adopted in the two jurisdictions, the article seeks to contribute to the scholarly debate on the effectiveness of the mechanisms devised to secure an adequate response to citizens’ protection needs.

The purpose of this paper is to highlight the distinctions and common aspects among the many types of access to documents that now exist in the Italian legal system. The legal framework on public procurement, the provisions of the Code of Accounting Justice and Tax Law are therefore examined in order to understand whether it is possible to identify a unitary category of access to documents held by public administration or, at least, of “special accesses”. The paper aims to ascertain whether sectoral disciplines can contribute to the establishment and coherence of the “right to know”.

The article aims to explore the role of oral hearing in Slovenian and Italian administrative procedural law. In both countries the oral hearing is a pivotal moment in the judicial review of administrative decisions. The study aims to identify common elements in each system to determine a unitary content of oral hearing as a human right.