Is the Reform of Local Self-Government a Step Forward?
https://doi.org/10.21869/2223-1501-2022-12-4-26-38
Abstract
Relevance. Against the background of the ongoing changes in the political and economic spheres of life, the importance of the institution of local self-government as a basis for meeting the needs of citizens on the ground, promptly solving current problems is increasing. The modern stage of the development of the Russian state is marked by active law-making activities related to the regulation of the status of the system of public authorities, one of the levels of which is municipal. The transformation of this level has a direct impact on the livelihoods of the local population.
The purpose of the article is to identify trends in the development of the institution of local self-government in the context of ongoing legislative changes.
Objectives: to consider the legal basis of the ongoing reform, the opinions of scientists on this topic, including the author's position; to identify possible innovations in the institute of local self-government and correlate them with the current legislation.
Methodology. The research used various general scientific and private scientific methods, in particular: description, analysis, synthesis; formal-legal, comparative legal and statistical methods.
Results. This article examines the tendencies in the elaboration of local self-government in the light of constitutional amendments and the enactment of federal laws and by-laws detailing them. The author gives an overview and characteristics of the adopted and proposed amendments to the current legislation of local self-government. The emphasis is placed on the ongoing consolidation of municipalities and its consequences.
Conclusios. The author proposes to expand possible forms of responsibility of local self-government bodies to the public and makes it necessary to adopt as soon as possible an act specifying the foundations of state police in relation to the municipal level of government at the present stage and to introduce the bill of local self-government for public discussion.
About the Author
Elena Ju. Tikhaleva
Central Russian Institute of Management – Branch of the Russian Presidential Academy of National Economy and Public Administration
Russian Federation
Russian Federation
Cand. of Sci. (Juridical), Associate Professor, Associate Professor of the Department of Constitutional, Administrative and Criminal Law
1 Panchuka Str., Orel 302001
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Tikhaleva E.J. Is the Reform of Local Self-Government a Step Forward? Proceedings of Southwest State University. Series: History and Law. 2022;12(4):26-38. (In Russ.) https://doi.org/10.21869/2223-1501-2022-12-4-26-38
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