Prosecutor supervision

Prosecutorial supervision of the execution of laws is an activity of a specific nature. It is carried out by the state federal bodies of the Prosecutor's Office on behalf of the Russian Federation. Procuratorial supervision consists in checking the accuracy of compliance with the laws in force in the Russian territory and the implementation of the Constitution of the country.

This activity is an independent type of state activity. It, except for the prosecution authorities, no other public, state, amateur or other bodies, institutions, organizations, individuals, associations, officials, etc. To exercise is not in the right.

The meaning and importance of the provision that the prosecutor's supervision is carried out on behalf of the Russian Federation consists in the fact that the prosecutor who verifies provides protection of the interests of not individual bodies in the subjects of the federation, local self-government or other executive, representative or judicial power. The activity in this case is represented on behalf of all the above-mentioned industries and structures in aggregate, united by a common state system.

Tasks, essence and principles of prosecutor's supervision

The independence of this type of activity of state significance, unlike other types of activities, both the Prosecutor's Office and other bodies, are presented in its content. It consists not only in verification of accuracy in observance of laws and the Constitution of Russia, but also in compliance with the law of other regulatory and legal acts, as well as taking measures to eliminate identified crimes.

Prosecutor's supervision, being a specific activity, does not apply to the acts of any one branch in power (judiciary, executive, representative), having, at the same time, the signs of each of them.

The prosecutor's offices have a special place in the structure of the Russian state. They have a functional relation to the branches of power stipulated by the Constitution of Russia. Not being completely one of them, the prosecutor's supervision allows balancing them, ensuring optimal functioning.

When considering the essence of the above-mentioned type of activity, one should note the diversity of its concept. So, under the prosecutor's supervision can be understood not only the conduct of a certain kind of work, but also the academic discipline, as well as an independent sphere in the legal science.

The objectives of the prosecutor's office for verification are determined by its role in the state, place and status. Ultimately, the goals are formulated in the country's Constitution, the Law on the Prosecutor's Office, other laws designed to regulate the activities of the above-mentioned body.

Thus, the prosecution's objectives include:

1. Ensuring public and state supremacy.
2. Supervision.
3. Criminal prosecution.
4. Ensuring the coordination of law enforcement agencies in the fight against violations.

The tasks of the prosecutor's supervision are set more clearly, specifically and limitedly in comparison with its objectives. Along with this, they are also more numerous. The tasks of supervision have significant differences in the means of decision, content, and circle of bodies (subjects) of the prosecutor's office that decide and place them. Conventionally, special, general and particular tasks are shared.

Since its foundation, prosecutorial activities have been improving. Its development proceeds in accordance with the increase in the status of the Prosecutor's Office as a central federal authority for ensuring human rights control, with the provision of additional powers (rights) to prosecutors to effectively carry out the tasks assigned to them. An important factor in the improvement of the above-mentioned activity is a more detailed specification of the actions of prosecutorial employees.