Vavilov, N.S. Legal regulation of activities of the civil society institutions at the municipal level in the Mari El Republic.

Abstract: The article concerns the main forms of existence of the civil society institutions at the local level in the Mari El Republic. The author analyzes municipal legal acts, regulating their activities, pointing out the main shortcomings of the municipal legislation in part of legal regulation of civil society institutions. The author analyzes the specific features of the following forms of activities of civil society institutions in the Mari El Republic: the public associations, vigilance groups for the public order protection, public councils under the auspices of the municipal bodies, local and primary divisions of political parties. The article also refers to some problems in the sphere of information support of the activities of municipal bodies, noting the lack of legal regulation of electronic municipalities at the local level. In the process of analysis of municipal legislation the author offers specific legislative formulations and organizational events in order to improve the level of interaction between the civil society institutions and municipal bodies.

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