Administrative Procedure Reform:
The Experience of the Americas
Agustín Gordillo
Professor Emeritus, University of Buenos Aires
The author reflects on the experience of the Americas (North, Central and South) in confronting shortcomings of administrative procedures and institutions. He does so, not with the aim of putting forward concrete suggestions for change in the Americas, as he clarifies that such changes - for historical and cultural reasons - are not presently applicable, but for members of the EU. Indeed, the purpose of this article is to try to evaluate which way the EU Member States might consider achieving simplification and restructuring of administrative procedures. In short, the author suggests the adoption or adaptation of the Canadian system of hundreds or thousands of administrative tribunals for administrative adjudication, complemented by innovative administrative procedures, stripping, thus, the classic administration of those powers.
