THE PRINCIPLE OF FREEDOM OF EVIDENCE AND ITS BOUNDARIES IN ADMINISTRATIVE JURISDICTION

In the administrative jurisdiction, the principle of freedom of evidence is valid. So, as a rule, everything can be used as evidence in this judicial procedure. However, this principle is not absolute in terms of administrative jurisdiction. There are some exceptions to this. We can call this exception the limits of the principle of freedom of evidence. These are testimony, oath, some confidential information and documents and some findings obtained in contravention of the law. The question of the applicability of oath and testimony in the administrative jurisdiction is still current. It should be examined from an administrative jurisdiction that some confidential information and documents are not given to the court. Because it is necessary to reveal the material fact in the administrative jurisdiction. Can the findings obtained against the law be evidence in the administrative jurisdiction? It is also necessary to consider whether documents that are not submitted to court in due time in the administrative jurisdiction, where the principle of ex officio examination is valid, can be evaluated within this scope. All of these questions have been tried to be answered in this article