THE RESPONSIBILITY OF THE HEADS OF EXECUTIVE BODIES IN THE FIELD OF PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION AT REGIONAL LEVEL

Abstract

The subject of this article is analysis of norms of the federal and regional legislation on assignment of responsibility of the high ranking officials of the executive bodies of state power of territorial entities of the Russian Federation, as well as emerging of the constitutional-legal relations as a result of this legal regulation. Purpose: to conduct a comparative-legal analysis of scientific theories and opinions in conjunction with practice of legal regulation of issues of responsibility of the heads of executive bodies of territorial entities of the Russian Federation with the aim to further develop the most appropriate models of public administration at regional level. Research methods: The basic methods of knowing legal phenomena, related to the general scientific methods constitute the framework of the article. Such groups of methods as: general-logical, specific-scientific, specific-legal were also used in the research. The author employed systematic approach, which helped to identify the relationship between various legal elements included in the structure of this responsibility, at the same time institutional approach was used to analyze the responsibility of the executive bodies in the territorial entities of the RF. Results of the research: based on the analysis of legal acts regulating legal relationships between the head of the executive power in the regions of its interaction with the legislative (representative) authorities of regions and with the President of the Russian Federation on the whole, contradictions and gaps in the legal regulation of public administration at the regional level were revealed, which was the basis for the development of the author’s specific proposals to change the the Russian legislation allowing to improve the efficiency of public administration, issues of management qualification and law enforcement in this field. Scientific novelty: is in the fact that special attention is drawn to the analysis and identification of gaps in the legal regulation of the responsibility of the heads of executive bodies at regional level. Specific features of the relationship between the legislative and executive power in the regions are identified. Practical significance: the proposals given in the article can be applied in the field of public administration, including the territorial entities of the Russian Federation, and also for drafting relevant laws, their expert assessment and other legislative activities. Conclusions: first, at the level of all territorial entities of the Russian Federation it is necessary to pass special laws through clear specification of the application of the institution of executive bodies’ (governments, administrations) responsibility and bringing the official executives in charge of administrative activity to responsibility. Second, the issues should be resolved of personalized responsibility of officials for this or that sphere of life in the region and not the whole executive body of the region. Third, to exclude situations through clearly defined in the law torts for which an official can be held liable.