INSTITUTE OF THE COMMISSIONER FOR HUMAN RIGHTS IN THE RUSSIAN FEDERATION: MAIN FEATURES AND PERFORMANCE ASSESSMENT
Journal: BULLETIN OF THE KALININGRAD BRANCH OF THE SAINT-PETERSBURG UNIVERSITY OF THE MINISTRY OF INTERNAL AFFAIRS OF RUSSIA
№ 3
, 2024
Rubrics: STATE. SOCIETY. LAW
Authors:
Type:
Article
Pages:
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to
Status:
Published
Received:
05.09.2024
Accepted:
09.09.2024
Published:
10.10.2024
Language:
Russian
Keywords:
Commissioner for Human Rights, citizens' rights and freedoms, monitoring activities, ombudsman, human rights activities
Abstract (English):
Introduction. The activities of human rights institutions are necessary in any State governed by the rule of law. The harmonious and balanced participation of the institution of the Commissioner for Human Rights in the Russian Federation (hereinafter referred to as the Commissioner) in the activities of state bodies allows for successful human rights work in our country. The article examines the issue of the main functions of the Commissioner, provides a historical overview of institutions and officials who considered complaints about the activities of state bodies during the tsarist period of the Russian state and in Soviet times. Methods: when writing the article, various methods of scientific cognition were used: dialectical, method of system analysis, historical method. The research material is the normative acts of Russian legislation regulating the activities of the Commissioner for Human Rights in the Russian Federation, as well as scientific works on the functioning of institutions and officials who considered complaints about the activities of state bodies. Results. Based on the specifics of the institution of human rights defender, its main features in modern Russia are highlighted. The activities of the Institution of the Commissioner continue to develop in new historical conditions, acquiring a significant role in the functioning of the rule of law, which makes it relevant to assess the effectiveness of its activities. The indicators of this assessment cannot duplicate the indicators of the assessment of the activities of executive authorities or supervisory authorities and must correspond to the functions assigned to the institution of the Commissioner.
Introduction. The activities of human rights institutions are necessary in any State governed by the rule of law. The harmonious and balanced participation of the institution of the Commissioner for Human Rights in the Russian Federation (hereinafter referred to as the Commissioner) in the activities of state bodies allows for successful human rights work in our country. The article examines the issue of the main functions of the Commissioner, provides a historical overview of institutions and officials who considered complaints about the activities of state bodies during the tsarist period of the Russian state and in Soviet times. Methods: when writing the article, various methods of scientific cognition were used: dialectical, method of system analysis, historical method. The research material is the normative acts of Russian legislation regulating the activities of the Commissioner for Human Rights in the Russian Federation, as well as scientific works on the functioning of institutions and officials who considered complaints about the activities of state bodies. Results. Based on the specifics of the institution of human rights defender, its main features in modern Russia are highlighted. The activities of the Institution of the Commissioner continue to develop in new historical conditions, acquiring a significant role in the functioning of the rule of law, which makes it relevant to assess the effectiveness of its activities. The indicators of this assessment cannot duplicate the indicators of the assessment of the activities of executive authorities or supervisory authorities and must correspond to the functions assigned to the institution of the Commissioner.
Keywords:
Commissioner for Human Rights, citizens' rights and freedoms, monitoring activities, ombudsman, human rights activities
Commissioner for Human Rights, citizens' rights and freedoms, monitoring activities, ombudsman, human rights activities
