The questions of administrative enforcement

Despite the fact that the questions of administrative enforcement are classic for the theory of administrative law, they retain their relevance. New challenges and threats, as well as the paradigm of social and economic development, substantiate the need for revising the traditional points of view regarding such phenomenon as “administrative enforcement”. The key question on the agenda is the problem of determination of balance between private and public components in application of administrative enforcement measures, as well as the criteria that prevent excessive enforcement. Attention is turned to the functionality of such enforcement. The author describes its procedural and administrative aspects, as well as analyzes the effectiveness of implementation of this type of public enforcement. The questions of administrative enforcement do not cease to be relevant in the time of political and social instability; therefore, in order for the administrative enforcement to discharge its functions, the legislation should take into account the emerging processes and realities. The author notes that for preventing excessive administrative enforcement, the individual rights and freedoms should not be unduly restricted; only this guarantees fair public enforcement. It is also underlined that the administrative enforcement is of procedural nature, which justifies introduction of the category “procedural enforcement” into the formal legal discourse.