Efimov, T. V. Problems of Territorial Organization of Local Self-Government

Abstract: Review: the article is devoted to the questions of territorial organization of self-government and approaches to solving them. The most difficult practical question in this sphere appears to be the one about criteria giving the basis for formation of municipal territories and their status. Among different variants the best one would be the variant taking into account the relationship between competence and territorial organization of local self-government. Special attention is given to insufficient theoretical grounds for understanding the role of municipal units when defining their borders, changing or forming them. The review shows that the Federal Law ‘On General Principals of Organization of Self-Government of the Russian Federation’ 2003 is far from perfection which will eventually influence the quality of realizing competence of certain municipal units. In order to improve it, it is necessary to study both the foreign experience and historical experience of Russia in this sphere. Key words: studies of law, problems, territory, local, self-government, population, organization, powers, legislation, questions