Open AccessTHE INTERRELATIONSHIP BETWEEN AUTHORITIES OF TERRITORIAL PUBLIC SELF-GOVERNMENT IN THE CITY OF SEVASTOPOL CONCERNING THE ISSUES OF ESTABLISHING THEIR BORDERS
Author(s) -
S. A. Vasilyev
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
aktualʹnye problemy rossijskogo prava
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2782-1862
pISSN - 1994-1471
DOI - 10.17803/1994-1471.2019.102.5.044-050
Subject(s) - legislation , accession , ukrainian , democracy , population , political science , government (linguistics) , state (computer science) , local government , public administration , law , business , sociology , european union , politics , economic policy , linguistics , philosophy , demography , algorithm , computer science
In recent years, territorial public self-government has been used in various regions as an effective means of independent resolution of issues of local importance within a certain territory. This situation is preconditioned by the increasing State interference, including legal relations associated with the solution of issues of local importance, the development of management companies gradually expanding the range of their services, the existence and functioning of homeowners’ associations with varying degrees of effectiveness. In terms of creation and functioning of territorial public governments, the federal city Sevastopol has become a unique place in Russia. Prior to the accession of the region in question to the Russian Federation, the population actively participated in the solution of public issues, including issues of local importance, using the legal structures that were established under the Ukrainian legislation. It, in turn, granted quite a large amount of democratic freedoms to the residents of the city to which they are accustomed. With the beginning of the integration of Sevastopol into the Russian legal environment, some conditions for the implementation of direct democracy at the municipal level have changed taking into account the status of the region — the federal city with traditionally greater governmental influence on many issues due to the goal of preserving the unity of the urban economy. Another relevant aspect is that decision-making, including concerning the issues of local importance, in Sevastopol is carried out by officials, mostly from other regions, who lived in compliance with the Russian laws since the foundation of the Russian State and who bring their own understanding of local problems. As a result, a conflict arises between citizens seeking to implement forms of direct democracy and representatives of public authorities. The correctness of each of the parties in individual cases can be evaluated differently. The paper is devoted to considering one of them in legal practice.