Zhidkikh A.A. —
Legal regulation and practice of participation of the foreign prosecutors in law-making.
// Legal Studies. – 2013. – ¹ 10.
– P. 104 - 130.
DOI: 10.7256/2305-9699.2013.10.807
URL: https://en.e-notabene.ru/lr/article_807.html
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Abstract: The article is devoted to analysis of constitutional and legislastive regulation, as well as practical implementation of the competence of foreign prosecutors in the sphere of national law-making. The author analyzes forms of such prosecutor activities, singling out specific features and general matters within the framework of participation of prosecutors in the law-making. The author formulates a number of conclusions, including the following. Participation of prosecution in the law-making process is an accepted practice in many foreign states. Such an activity of prosecutor is due to historical and legal traditions of a state withina specific legal family. Participation of prosecution in law-making is present mostly in those states, where it is recognized as an independent government body. Currently, one may refer to its aim to protect human rights and public interests as a general pattern. Many form of participation of such state institutions in the formation of national legislative system include propositions on drafting legislative acts, use of a constitutionally provided right of legislative initiative, direct participation in legislative drafting, legal expertise of drafts of normative legal regulations, use of the prosecutor response measures and claims in court in order to recognize certain legal norms unconstitutional or unlawful.