Problems of Legal Regulation of Mass, Duplicate and Collective Petitions of Citizens

Abstract

The relevance of the study is justified by the continuing need for legislative regulation of consideration of mass and duplicate petitions of the same content systematically received by state bodies, local self-government bodies, state and municipal institutions, other organizations performing publicly significant functions and their officials. The author makes proposals to improve the current legislation regarding the procedure for considering mass, duplicate and collective petitionss. The proposals for amendments to the Federal Law «On the procedure for considering petitions of citizens of the Russian Federation» are based on research and practical analysis of the materials under consideration. Methodologically, the article was prepared on the basis of the general scientific dialectical method. The special methods used in the preparation of the publication include system-structural, formal-legal, logical and comparative-legal methods. The article refers to citizens’ petitions, citizens’ associations, including legal entities.