Open AccessSome Areas of Development of Legislation on Local Self-Government in the Light of Amendments to the Constitution of the Russian Federation
Author(s) -
Е. В. Кискин
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
federalizm
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 2073-1051
DOI - 10.21686/2073-1051-2020-4-197-126
Subject(s) - legislation , constitution , local government , competence (human resources) , russian federation , public administration , political science , government (linguistics) , business , law , economics , management , economic policy , linguistics , philosophy
Theintroduction of large-scale amendments to the Constitution of the Russian Federationactualizes the discussion on the areas of development of Russian legislation on local selfgovernment. The article examines the social and legal nature of Russian local self-government,substantiates the conclusion about its duality (the level of public power and the institution ofci v ilsociet y),analyzes the place and role of local self-government in the unified system ofp ub licauthority. The author comes to the conclusion that the goal of further improving thelegislation on local self-government should be recognized as an increase in the efficiency oflocal self-government in two directions: in solving issues of local importance and performingo the rp ub licf unctions (operational efficiency), as well as in meeting the request of citizensf ordirect participation in the management of common deeds (social efficiency). Based onthis goal, possible scenarios for the development of legislation on local self-government areana l yzedintwo aspects: the territorial structure of local self-government and the competenceof local self-government.