The legality in the activities of state bodies in the Russian Federation: concept, essence, content and problems of perfection
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The subject / topic. The constant attention of the President of the Russian Federation and other senior officials to the issues of the rule of law, the need to improve the image of public bodies, strengthening the pace of anti-corruption, the need to improve the legislation, the need for theoretical analysis - this is only a partial list of arguments to increase the interest in this topic. In this regard, an important role is played by the theoretical analysis of the concept, nature and content of the rule of law in the activity of state bodies in the Russian Federation. Based on the analysis established the absence of a common approach to the understanding of the concept of «the rule of law», which to some extent may complicate enforcement practice. The study indicated the different scientific approaches to the definition of «legality». Argued the conclusion that the rule of law in the activity of state bodies should be understood as a basic principle of activity, including a strict and steady implementation of laws, timely demanded laws rapid detection of violations of their suppression, the establishment of the causes and conditions conducive to violations, as well as timely study the nature of these violations. The purpose / goal. The purpose of this article is to study the educational and methodical, scientific, reference literature on the definition of the concept of «rule of law in the activities of public authorities». It was found that the law includes not only a strict and steady application of the laws, but also a number of other elements, in particular: the timely adoption demanded by society, the economy and other areas of law, rapid detection of violations of their suppression, etc. To achieve this goal it is necessary to solve the following tasks: to analyze scientific approaches to the definition of the concept of «legality»; consider scientific trips to the definition of «legality in government»; reveal the essence and content of the elements of the concept of legality in government. Methodology. To perform the work used the normative legal acts, the works of Russian and foreign authors. Results. Taking into account the current social and political conditions justified the author's approach to the concept and content of the rule of law in government. Conclusions / relevance. The theoretical value of this work lies in the fact that the improved scientific approach to understanding the concept, content and essence of the rule of law in government.

Kolyuka N.N., Basov A.V., (2016), THE LEGALITY IN THE ACTIVITIES OF STATE BODIES IN THE RUSSIAN FEDERATION: CONCEPT, ESSENCE, CONTENT AND PROBLEMS OF PERFECTION. Gaps in Russian Legislation, 8 => 36-41.

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activities, the legality, the public authority, legislation, law enforcement practice.