A comparative study of the legal framework of the automatic decision-‎making system in public administration

Ameri, Zahra

doi:10.22059/jplsq.2024.362833.3364

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Zahra Ameri

Assistant Prof., Department of Law, Faculty of Humanities, University of Bojnord, Bojnord, Iran‎

https://doi.org/10.22059/jplsq.2024.362833.3364

Abstract

Background: The use of automatic decision-making system in public affairs has raised concerns about how to guarantee people's rights - if they are subject to this type of decision-making. In order to reduce this concern, different countries have started to regulate the use of this method in the framework of public administration. Method: The article written in a descriptive-analytical way using library resources. Results: The results of the research show that most countries have reacted to the expansion of automatic decision-making by proposing and passing laws related to data protection. A few countries have regulated the automatic decision-making system within the framework of the general rules of administrative law, establishing new laws or amending existing laws. A group with sectoral regulation has considered only specific areas of public affairs administration to be subject to this type of decision-making. Conclusion: it is necessary to establish a special and comprehensive regulatory framework to regulate this decision-making method, which explains the situations of its use in public administration and the principles governing its implementation, as well as including appropriate guarantees in order to protect the rights of individuals in the exercise of the right to good administration.

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Public Law

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A comparative study of the legal framework of the automatic decision-‎making system in public administration

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Articles in Press, Accepted Manuscript Available Online from 21 March 2026

Articles in Press, Accepted Manuscript
Available Online from 21 March 2026