Abstract
The presented article is devoted to the peculiarities of the application of the institutions of administrative responsibility and administrative coercion, associated with procedural aspects. The concept and types of effectiveness of the norms of administrative-tort law are given, problems arising in connection with the establishment and application of administrative responsibility are analyzed. The unequal position of the parties in the framework of administrative proceedings, when one of the parties is a public authority or an official endowed with powers of authority determines the introduction of the principle of an active role of the court in administrative proceedings. Maintaining a balance between the parties and ensuring equal opportunities for them should now be given more attention in the course of humanization and unification of administrative legislation.