The Constitutional Mechanism for the Realization of Social Interest in the Activities of Public Authorities: Organizational and Legal Components

Authors

  • Nikolay Antsiferov Peoples’Friendship University of Russia

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.4335/19.1.1-18(2021)

Keywords:

public authority, social interest, constitutional obligation, legal mechanism, organization of power, constitutional law

Abstract

The article is devoted to the problems of the legal organization of public authority in the context of ensuring social interest. Given the idea of constitutionally limited power, the study considers two key elements of the mechanism for ensuring social interest - organizational and legal. The content of these elements is considered in the logic of their relationship with one another. Conclusions are made about their complementarity, on the one hand, and a certain degree of competition, on the other hand, and the problems of collisions between the elements under consideration are also revealed.

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2021-01-26

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