Abstract
The article analyses models of administrative supervision of local self-government in the Baltic States (Latvia, Lithuania, Estonia) highlighting the advantages and disadvantages of these models. The research done in this article defines the theoretical concept of administrative supervision of local self-government; gives an overview of the legislative framework underpining the key administrative supervision bodies of local self-government in the Baltic States; discusses the issue of legal regulation and the present state of administrative supervision over local self-government units in the Baltic States; gives some theoretical and practical suggestions to develop this field in the Baltic States. 
 The research methods employed in preparation of this article are theoretical methods of analysis of scientific literature and sources, legal acts and documents as well as comparative and logical analysis, induction and generalisation. Three Baltic States similar in their area, number of inhabitants, and governmental peculiarities have been chosen for the analysis.
Highlights
Public governance changes worldwide, across Europe as well as in Lithuania have direct effects on local self-government
Generalising the conception of administrative supervision a few major aspects can be named: administrative supervision is the function of the executive power; it is intended for control over organisationally insubordinate entities; bodies performing administrative supervision have certain powers towards the entities under control
Administrative supervision of local self-government is the function of the national executive power
Summary
Across Europe as well as in Lithuania have direct effects on local self-government. The weirdest reason given by local self-governance bodies in the effort to justify the non-application of laws or decisions made by national executive power is unawareness of such legal acts having been passed In such situations public bodies empowered by the Constitution and (or) the laws to supervise and control the local self-government bodies help to protect the legitimate interests and rights of the state, the public, and individuals residing in municipalities. Raimundas Kalesnykas (2005) deÞnes administrative supervision as special activities of state-authorised public administration bodies, which are aimed at controlling and checking adherence of organizationally non-subordinate public and other enterprises, institutions, organisations, and citizens to special rules (instructions, procedures) obligatory for all and provided in laws and other pieces of legislation. It is not enough to conclude that local self-government principles are recognized in the Constitution of the Republic of Latvia (Vilka, 2012, p. 368)
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