Chepus, A.V. Modern condition of the Russian legislation on parliament responsibility in the Russian Federation

Abstract: This scientific article is devoted to the legal analysis of constitutional legislation on parliamentary responsibility of the Government of the Russian Federation. The article attempts to reflect the general characteristics of parliamentary responsibility of the Government of the Russian Federation through the prism of interaction between legislative and executive branches of government. The author analyzes the provisions of the Constitution of the Russian Federation on constitutional legal responsibility, and special attention is paid to parliamentary responsibility of the Government of the Russian Federation to the Parliament of the Russian Federation in accordance with the legislation of the Russian Federation. Based upon the studies in this sphere and the analysis of the current Russian legislation, the article attempts to support the thesis that the Government of the Russian Federation is politically responsible, which may lead to its resignation. The responsibility of the Government may be collective as well as individual. The author analyzes the legal basis for the application of coercive measures towards the Government, as well as the situations, when constitutional legal relations appear, their goals, causes and subjects. In the opinion of the author the members of the Government of the Russian Federation, as well as the Government itself are personally responsible to the President of the Russian Federation, rather than the Chairman o the Government or the Parliament. This once again shows the dominant position of the President of the Russian Federation in the sphere of influence on the executive branch of government. The author support the position that there is need to establish a unambiguous legal mechanism for implementation of responsibility of the Government of the Russian Federation and the Parliament of the Russian Federation, which could guarantee efficient implementation of constitutional obligations. As a conclusion, the author analyses the causes of government resignation under the norms of constitutional legislation on various bases. The said circumstances made the author address the problems of current Russian legislation on parliamentary responsibility in the Russian Federation.

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