The Enforceability of Electronic Administrative Decisions Against Individuals in Jordanian Legislation

Abstract

 Following technological progress and the emergence of the information revolution, the administration has kept pace with this development in most of its work, including in particular its electronic administrative decision-making. To know the effects of the electronic administrative decision and the extent of its difference from traditional administrative decisions, especially with regard to its enforcement of the rights of individuals, this study was. This study comprises two main sections, the first of which addresses the nature of electronic administrative decisions, including their definition, characteristics, and components. The second section examines knowledge of electronic administrative decisions as a condition for their enforcement against individuals through publication, notification, and certain knowledge. The researcher relied on a descriptive and analytical approach in this study, and reached a number of conclusions, the most prominent of which are: Relying on electronic means to communicate administrative decisions to individuals via the Internet, WhatsApp, and other means has led to some problems in terms of determining the moment the person concerned received the electronic message or the inability to extract it or know its content and purpose.  The study concluded with a set of recommendations, the most important of which was the establishment of a comprehensive law for all electronic administrative transactions, and the establishment of specific texts to regulate the means of electronic access to electronic administrative decisions, specifying the moment of access - whether mere transmission, arrival, or review.