Guarantees of Citizens’ Safety in Connection with the Implementation of the Constitutional Right to Appeal to Public Authorities
https://doi.org/10.18384/2949-513X-2026-1-48-59
Abstract
Aim. To analyze the approaches of scientists and practitioners to the issues of guarantees of security for citizens when exercising their right to appeal, the problems of abuse of the right to appeal, and the distinction between abuse of the right to appeal and offenses.
Methodology. The main method of scientific research was the formal-legal method, which was used to analyze the provisions of existing legal acts on the consolidation and implementation of the right to appeal, as well as judicial practice. The work also used general scientific methods, such as analysis, generalization, and the logical method, among others.
Results of the study made it possible to draw conclusions about the practical problems of implementing security guarantees when citizens contact public authorities, and to outline the line where a simple abuse of the right can be classified as an offense.
Research implication. The results of the study can be useful for further research on reproductive rights and freedoms, as well as for law enforcement agencies.
About the Author
Yu. K. Makeeva
Russian State University of Justice named after V. M. Lebedev
Russian Federation
Russian Federation
Yulia K. Makeeva – Cand. Sci. (Law), Assoc. Prof., Department of Constitutional Law named after N. V. Vitruk
Moscow
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