Abstract: Public administration reform requires, among other things, recognition and affirmation in legislation of the right to a good administration as a fundamental right of citizens in order to achieve the ultimate goal, the rule of law. Clear and stable legal regulations are needed, as well as an efficient and well trained public management, appropriately trained employees, stable and responsible, efficient control of the activity of the public administration authorities in order to prevent corruption, respect for fundamental human rights by the same authorities. All these elements constitute the core concept of good administration, concept increasingly acknowledged by the administration law authors.

Key-words: rule of law, good administration, public administration reform, fundamental principles of the public administration, fundamental human rights