Administrative Discretion in Activities of the Federal Penitentiary Service: Theoretical and Doctrinal Interpretation
Starostin S.A. Administrative discretion in activities of the Federal Penitentiary Service: theoretical and doctrinal interpretation. Penitentiary Science, 2023, vol. 17, no. 2 (62), pp. 196–202. doi: 10.46741/2686-9764.2023.62.2.009
The article is devoted to the study of issues related to the development and formation of the administrative discretion doctrine in Russian legal science, legislative regulation of administrative discretion and discretionary powers of subjects of public administration. Purpose: to present a theoretical and doctrinal interpretation of administrative discretion with regard to the specifics of activities of the Federal Penitentiary Service. Methods: our research is based on the dialectical method of scientific cognition. The article uses general scientific (analysis, synthesis, induction, etc.), private scientific and special methods of cognition (comparative legal, formal legal). Results: a general characteristic of concepts, such as administrative discretion, discretion in law and discretion (discretionary powers), is presented and logical connections between the content of these concepts in terms of their doctrinal understanding are considered. Problems of implementing administrative discretion in practice are studied. The dualism of administrative discretion in the penal system in terms of the implementation of anti-corruption measures in the field of execution of criminal penalties is revealed. Conclusion: based on the study of domestic and foreign experience, possible prospects for developing the institution of administrative discretion in the activities of public administration, including in the Federal Penitentiary Service of Russia, are indicated. The intersectoral nature of administrative discretion is emphasized. The issue of the modern role of administrative discretion in activities of the Federal Penitentiary Service of Russia, taking into account the specifics of the sphere of legal realization, is revealed.
Keywords: Administrative discretion; discretion; discretionary powers; penal system; Federal Penitentiary Service of Russia; public administration
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