On the Question of the Theory of Public Law

Relevance. Building an effective model of interaction between the state and society is the key to stable, successful development and well-being of citizens. In modern Russia, close attention is paid to management issues. The amendments made to the Constitution in 2020 affected the relations between the center and the periphery, including local self-government in a single system of public authority. On December 14, 2021, the State Duma of the Russian Federation adopted a law on regional public authorities, which provides for the improvement of the mechanisms for organizing and interacting with public authorities operating on the territory of subjects (federal, regional, municipal). The changes introduced into the legislation indicate that the search for a rational management system does not stop today. In this regard, it is relevant to study the history of the issue. In Russia, the science of internal management, hereinafter referred to as police law, originated at the end of the 17th century. In the course of its development, at the turn of the 19th-20th centuries, a theory of public law was formed, the provisions of which served as prerequisites for the formation of local self-government in Russia.
The purpose consists in the study of the theory of public law and its significance in the formation of local selfgovernment in Russia.
The objectives scientific work is as follows: to characterize the main provisions and specific features of the theory of public law, to demonstrate its historical significance.
Methodology. In the course of the study, a general method was used - dialectical, general scientific methods – synthesis, analysis, deduction, induction; private scientific methods – comparative, historical; special – formal legal.
Results. In the course of the work carried out, the main provisions and specific features of the theory of public law are characterized, and its historical significance is demonstrated.
Conclusion. The theory of public law was the original and contrasted with the classical idea of the management of society in the views of the police. Key provisions of public law laid the foundation for the formation of local self-government in Russia.

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