Features of prosecutorial supervision over the implementation of legislation on specially protected natural territories in modern Russia

Abstract

One of the ways to protect natural territories is the obligation authority to carry out prosecutorial supervision over the implementation of environmental legislation which directly establishes the obligation of individual entities to exercise this type of control. However, this obligation is not duly enforced. It creates a situation where on the one hand, there are positive goals of the state in the field of environmental protection, on the other hand, the positive desire of the nature user to comply with the law, and it leads to a negative result. The issue to enforce the law in the field of environmental control has remained relevant for a long time, and each stage of reforming environmental legislation increase its importance. The article describes the subject, object, tasks and purpose of prosecutorial supervision over the implementation of laws in the field of environmental safety and environmental management. So, the subject of prosecutorial supervision is the activity of prosecutors aimed at regulating public relations in implementing the law. The article classifies the subjects of prosecutorial supervision over the implementation of legislation on the specially protected natural territories as supervised and non-supervised. The purpose of prosecutorial supervision over the implementation of legislation on specially protected natural territories is to ensure the rule of law in the field of environmental safety and environmental management of specially protected natural territories. The authors divided the tasks of prosecutorial supervision in this area into general, special and private. The paper assesses the problems influencing the effectiveness of prosecutorial supervision over the implementation of legislation on specially protected natural territories, which include: the imperfection of the legislative framework; inefficiency in management, control and cadastral registration of such territories; contradictions arising from the interaction and coordination of bodies that manage, protect and control specially protected natural territories with prosecution authorities. The authors offer recommendations aimed at improving the efficiency of prosecutorial supervision over the implementation of legislation on specially protected natural territories.