Administrative acts in land relations: A comparative study of Ukraine, Germany, Latvia, and France
In Ukraine, administrative acts in land relations remain insufficiently studied, particularly regarding adoption, appeal, and control. In contrast, EU countries such as Germany, Latvia, and France have clearer and more transparent procedures. The absence of comparative research analyzing these established models highlights the relevance and novelty of this study. This study investigates the juridical character of administrative acts concerning land relations, addressing their classification, form, content, and appeal procedures. It analyzes the statutory regulation of these acts, judicial practice, and enforcement challenges. The research employs methods of legal analysis and synthesis, comparative law, and a systemic-structural approach. It includes a detailed analysis of court decisions from 2020 to 2024, drawing on the practices of the Supreme Court, the European Court of Human Rights, and others. The study found that the outward-looking nature of an administrative act, as a tool for shaping and executing state policy in land matters, means that the administrative authority directs its rulings toward individuals who are not members of the public administration and have no employment or service ties with it. The work points out that such an administrative act, serving as a means of forming and implementing state policy in the sphere of land relations, qualifies as a legal act because it derives from legislative provisions. The discussion highlights the distinction between administrative acts and technical or simple acts of public law. It establishes that decisions denying a person’s request constitute negative administrative acts used as instruments of state policy in land relations. To distinguish public law from private law, the theories of interests, subordination, and subjects are applied. Based on the findings, the study concludes that administrative acts used as tools for shaping and carrying out state policy in land relations possess the following traits: outward orientation; character as a legal act; belonging to the public-law domain; adoption by a competent body; targeting specific individual(s); and the ability to establish, modify, or terminate legal relations, or record the factual state.

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