State Registration of Normative Legal Acts of Executive Authorities of Constituent Entities of the Russian Federation: Challenges and Prospects

The article deals with the analysis of state registration of normative legal acts of executive bodies of constituent entities of the Russian Federation in a number of constituent entities of the Russian Federation. The author describes its origins, content and implementation in the constituent entities of the Russian Federation where it has been introduced. The article assesses positive and negative aspects of application of this institution, describes its importance to the legal system of constituent entities of the Russian Federation and its role in ensuring the unity of the Russian Federation legal environment. The author considers the prospects for maintaining State registration of normative legal acts of executive bodies of constituent entities of the Russian Federation in the context of the tendency towards unification of legislation in general, the need to take into account the specificity of a law-making procedure in a certain branch of law aimed at reducing the time lag between act adoption and its coming into force, and due to the development of Federal Constitutional Control and supervision mechanisms, including strengthening of the role of the Public Prosecutor's Office and bodies of justice in rule-making activities of state authorities of constituent entities of the Russian Federation. The author provides examples of emerging regulatory conflicts that impede the operation of this legal instrument, summarizes views given in legal literature concerning the ways to prevent instances of promulgating, coming into force and implementing of illegitimate regulatory acts initiated by state authorities of constituent entities of the Russian Federation. Based on theoretical and normative resources analysis, the author makes proposals concerning the ways to resolve the issues raised in practical activities of executive authorities of constituent entities of the Russian Federation. In particular, the paper lays foundations for proving feasibility of amending Federal Act of October 6, 1999 № 184-FZ "On General Principles Governing Organization of Legislative (Representative) and Executive Organs of State Authority of the Russian Federation" regarding consolidation of rules devoted to state registration of normative legal acts of executive organs of State authorities of constituent entities of the Russian Federation and its connection with these acts' official promulgation and coming into force.

Registration of normative acts, normative acts of the RF constituent entities, bodies of the executive branch, legal system of a RF constituent entity, unity of the legal space, providing conformity, supremacy of the Constitution, examination of normative acts, harmonization of legislation, rulemaking of constituent entities of the Russian Federation

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