Distribution of Jurisdiction Between the Orders Of Government in Contemporary Russia: Practical Situation and Normative Framework
https://doi.org/10.21686/2073-1051-2023-1-5-30
Abstract
The article is devoted to the current distribution of jurisdiction between the orders of government in the Russian Federation. The author compares the actual system of this distribution with the constitutional and legislative provisions and reveals significant discrepancies between the practice and normative settings. The greatest concerns are caused by the constitutional lists of powers within federal jurisdiction and within joint jurisdiction of the Russian Federation and its constituent entities, and by the “residual” competence that have not undergone conceptual changes for almost thirty years. The article analyzes the technical changes made in recent years to these constitutional lists, as well as other innovations in the distribution of jurisdiction between the orders of government that are related to the constitutional reform of 2020 and other recent transformations. Following his findings, the author makes some proposals to update the regulatory framework for the distribution of jurisdiction between the orders of government.
About the Author
I. V. Leksin
Federal State Educational Institution of Higher Professional Education
Lomonosov Moscow State University
Russian Federation
Russian Federation
Leksin Ivan V. – Dr. Sc. (Econ.), Head of Department of Legal Foundations of Public Administration, School (Faculty) of Public Administration
27-4, Lomonosov Av., Moscow, 119991
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Leksin I.V. Distribution of Jurisdiction Between the Orders Of Government in Contemporary Russia: Practical Situation and Normative Framework. Federalism. 2023;28(1):5-30. (In Russ.) https://doi.org/10.21686/2073-1051-2023-1-5-30
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