Territorial public self-government in Russia: the democratic potential of the state

Today the cornerstone of Russia is the problem of forming the legal consciousness of the population. The Constitution calls the RF the first democratic state a democratic state. But the power of the people can not exist in the absence of enterprising citizens, capable of realizing their collective needs and self-organization for their implementation. That is why today the idea of forming a civil society is so urgent.

The declarative nature of the constitution can justify the consolidation of its provisions, which are far from being realized. However, to realize fully even the first part of the first article of the basic law is not possible by strengthening the central authority. And the transfer of authority and responsibility to the regional bodies, accompanied by a cutback in their funding, has nothing to do with decentralization. In addition to the real, and not having the place to be today, support for the development of the subjects of the federation, municipal municipalities should form a territorial public self-government everywhere.

The development of this form of people's participation in local self-government is evidence of the people's awareness not only of their direct influence on the future fate of the city and region, but also determining the importance in the process of governing the state. Thus, true democracy can originate "from below," and not "from above." Territorial public self-government, its distribution and dynamic development is the first step in the process of the formation of civil society.

So, the form of self-organization of the residents of a municipal formation for the implementation of their initiatives to eliminate problems of local importance can be registered as a legal entity. Territorial public self-government can be called a combination of direct influence of the population on the formation of the organizational order of one's own life and the activities of elected bodies. The legal basis for this form of expression of the will of citizens is disclosed in the provisions of the charter of the municipality.

Territorial public self-government can be carried out in two ways: by holding conferences on each individual issue or by electing and empowering standing bodies.

Within the framework of this form of self-organization, it is possible to conduct economic activities and influence the legal regulation at the local level. In the first case, we are talking about the maintenance of housing stock, improvement of the territory and other social and domestic needs of citizens.

Participation in the legal regulation of public self-government is carried out through the submission of proposals - drafts of municipal acts. These initiatives, according to legislation, must be considered by local authorities.

In addition, the bodies of public self-government may formalize contracts with the municipal authority using the funds of the budget of the administrative-territorial formation. This provides citizens with financial opportunities to fulfill their social and domestic needs.