The Mechanism of Legal Regulation of the Municipal Process

Abstract

The article reveals the content of the mechanism of legal regulation of the municipal process. The municipal process is considered as an activity of subjects of local self-government regarding application of procedural rules for resolution of local issues and other issues concerning community life. The paper highlights that the mechanism of legal regulation of the municipal process has its own features. These include, in particular, its limitation to the territory of a municipality, the incorporation of municipal procedural rules not only in federal and regional laws, but also in municipal legal acts. The author concludes that the mechanism of legal regulation of the municipal process ensures the exercise of substantive powers of subjects of municipal law.The paper proposes to recognize the legal institution of the municipal process as an element of Municipal Law of the Russian Federation, as well as to adopt codified acts containing procedural rules ensuring the exercise of substantive powers by local authorities. This is seen as an important condition for improving the efficiency of the municipal process.