The book analyzes various aspects and examples of public administration discretionary power within the processes of law application. It presents a variety of factors that may affect the range of discretion as well as the influence on public administration’s reasoning. The authors evaluate the complexity of forms and procedures for control of decision latitude that is exercised by the public administration and the society.

Leszek Leszczynski is Professor and Head of Chair of the Theory and Philosophy of Law Department at Maria Curie-Sklodowska University, Lublin. His research interests also include legal interpretation, precedent and axiology of judicial application of the law. Adam Szot received a Ph.D. from the Faculty of Law and Administration at the Maria Curie-Sklodowska University, Lublin. His research interests also include public administration discretion, law application and legal interpretation.