Public anti-corruption control as a mechanism to counter corruption in the Russian Federation

Abstract

© BEIESP. In this article, the authors consider the concept of “public (civil) anti-corruption control” as an element of state policy in the field of prevention and combating corruption. Analyzed the legal framework of public (civil) anti-corruption control at the federal and regional levels, including federal laws, decrees of the President of the Russian Federation, laws and other regulatory acts of subjects of the Russian Federation, highlighted the existing problems in the definition of this concept.The authors formulated the definition of the concept of “public (civil) anti-corruption control” as the activity of subjects of public anti-corruption control in monitoring state bodies, local governments, other bodies and organizations for the purposes of preventing and combating corruption. The development of this definition allowed tospecify the directions of the study of public (civil) anti-corruption control. The directions and forms of implementation of public anti-corruption control in the subjects of the Russian Federation, its participants-the institutions of civil society. Political, ideological, legal, organizational and technical directions of public (civil) anti-corruption control are highlighted. Analyzed the activities of public advisory bodies as the main subjects of public anti-corruption control, including public councils at government bodies and local governments, public chambers and public organizations. Particular attention is paid to the analysis of the activities of public chambers of the constituent entities of the Russian Federation on the implementation of public anti-corruption monitoring, public anti-corruption expertise of regulatory legal acts (draft regulatory legal acts). The analysis of the activities of organizations specializing in key areas of public (civil) anti-corruption control has been carried out. The study identified organizational and legal issues that impede the effective implementation of public (civil) anti-corruption control.