Administrative decision hearing is mainly concerned with policies, planning and programs. Such hearings are held to determine the objectives to embody public interests by means of rational argumentation to restrict the arbitrariness in administrative decision. Rational requirements are to be given expression in the relevant design of hearing proceedings to the benefit of an admission of broad participation, a guarantee to the right of full argumentation, a serious reflection on procedural roles and an end of selfcontrolled conclusions.

administrative decision hearing; discourse theory; procedural right; procedural role