Legislative Support for the Unity of Executive Bodies in the Context of Systems Theory

Abstract

The paper argues for the need for a systematic approach to the totality of executive bodies at different levels. The paper determines inevitability of the spread of the postulates of general systems theory, in particular the system principles of conjugation, ingression and monocentrism over them. The author analyzed the norms of Russian legislation contributing to the implementation of these principles and aimed at achieving the unity of executive bodies. Special attention is paid in the paper to the analysis of the constitutional provision that local self-government bodies and state authorities are part of a single system of public power. It is noted that this provision has led to the emergence of a new architecture of the public administration system, including an intermediate link between state bodies and territorial entities of the country and their population. It is argued that the formation of such an intermediate link — local self-government — from the standpoint of systems theory is nothing more than the implementation of system principles in the practice of public administration. The author examines the monocentrism development in public administration. It has resulted in the strengthening of trends towards the general centralization of the executive system in the Russian Federation under the leadership of the President of the Russian Federation, and it is proved that this contributes to further strengthening of the unity of executive bodies. It is concluded that the current Russian legislation as a whole ensures the achievement of a sufficient level of unity of the bodies under consideration.