The problems of improving the procedures of public debates and public hearings in the mechanism of public control in the Russian federation

About the authors:

Sergej V. Gromyko, Honorary lawyer of Kuban, Deputy Chairman of the Territorial Election Commission of Anapa (Krasnodar region)
Marina M. Kurjachaja, Cand. Sci. (Law), Associate Professor at the Department of Public Policy and Administration, Kuban State University (Krasnodar)

Abstract:

The urgency of the problems under consideration is that among the safeguards adequate expression of the will of the people by the state authorities and local self-government are an important part of transparency and openness of their activities, and the availability of effective procedures of public control. Effective public control allows the largest possible range of stakeholders to have the necessary information concerning their rights and lawful interests of, and demand into account public opinion when making various decisions.Scientific novelty of the work is characterized by complex research procedures of public discussions and public hearings in the mechanism of social control from the point of view of their effectiveness. It is stressed that public control is the mechanism that allows the public to monitor the government at all stages of initiation, any decision, its adoption, implementation and evaluation of the obtained result. According to the results of a comparative legal analysis of public discussions and public hearings in order to ensure the realization of citizens and civil society rights in the sphere of public control proposals on improvement of current legislation.

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