Problems of application of special knowledge in the public administration

The administrative process of the Republic of Lithuania in a broad sense also includes the activities of public administration entities. Administrative decisions taken by public administration entities are subject to legality and reasonableness requirements. Administrative courts are the institution of judicial control, which, when resolving an administrative dispute, concludes in a decision whether an administrative decision taken by a public administration entity is lawful and duly based on facts and legal norms, as required by law. In the event of an administrative case involving questions requiring specialist knowledge in the field of science, art, technology or crafts, the court or judge must appoint an expert or instruct an expert body to carry out the expert examination. During the administrative dispute in court, the explanations of specialists may also be used. However, in the Law on Public Administration of the Republic of Lithuania we will not find the concept of an expert or a specialist, therefore the question arises whether a public administration entity has the right to use the assistance of a specialist or expert when making an administrative decision. Thus, the purpose of this article is to analyze the nature of administrative legal relations arising in public administration from a scientific point of view, to analyze the main aspects of the use of special knowledge in making administrative decisions and to present brief conclusions in this regard