Legal encyclopedia. The letter U

AUTHORIZED FOR HUMAN RIGHTS

- an official who is called upon to provide guarantees of state protection of citizens' rights and freedoms, their observance and respect by state bodies, local self-government bodies and officials.

The activity of the UPC complements the existing means of protecting the rights and freedoms of citizens, does not and does not entail a review of the competence of state bodies providing protection and restoration of violated rights and freedoms.

The U.P. Ch. Is appointed and dismissed by the State Duma of the Russian Federation for a period of 5 years, counting from the moment of taking the oath. A person who is a citizen of the Russian Federation who is not younger than 35 years old and who has knowledge of the rights and freedoms of a person and a citizen and experience in their protection is appointed to the post of the UPC. One and the same person can not be appointed to the post of U.P. Ch. For more than 2 consecutive terms.

The law of the subject of the Russian Federation may establish the post of the UPC in the subject of the Russian Federation.

U.P. Ch. Can not be a deputy of the State Duma, a member of the Federation Council or a deputy of the legislative (representative) body of a subject of the Russian Federation, be in the public service, engage in other paid or unpaid activities, with the exception of teaching, scientific or other creative activity.

U.P. Ch. Is not entitled to engage in political activities, to be a member of a political party or other public association pursuing political goals.

U. P. Ch. Examines complaints of citizens of the Russian Federation and foreign citizens and stateless persons on the territory of the Russian Federation, and also considers complaints against decisions or actions (inaction) of state bodies, local self-government bodies, officials, civil servants, if the applicant previously appealed These decisions or actions (omissions) in judicial or administrative order, but do not agree with the decisions taken on his complaint. U. P. Ch. Does not consider complaints against decisions of the chambers of the Federal Assembly of the Russian Federation and legislative (representative) bodies of state power of the subjects of the Russian Federation.

In the presence of information on mass or gross violations of the rights and freedoms of citizens, or in cases of special public importance or related to the need to protect the interests of persons unable to independently use legal remedies, U.P. Ch. Has the right to take, on its own initiative, appropriate measures in Limits of their competence.

Based on the results of studying and analyzing information on the violation of citizens' rights and freedoms, summarizing the results of the consideration of complaints, U. P. Ch. Has the right:

1) to send to the state bodies, local self-government bodies and officials their comments and proposals of a general nature related to ensuring the rights and freedoms of citizens, improving administrative procedures;

2) apply to the subjects of the law of legislative initiative with proposals for amending and supplementing the federal legislation and legislation of subjects

Or the filling of gaps in federal legislation and legislation of the subjects of the Russian Federation, if U. P. Ch. Believes that decisions or actions (inaction) of state bodies, local governments or officials violating the rights and freedoms of citizens are committed on the basis of and in Execution of federal legislation and legislation of the subjects of the Russian Federation, or due to existing gaps in the federal legislation and legislation of the subjects of the Russian Federation, or in the event that the legislation contradicts the generally recognized principles and norms of international law and international treaties of the Russian Federation.

At the end of the calendar year, U.P. Ch. Sends a report on his activities to the President of the Russian Federation, the Federation Council and the State Duma, the Government of the Russian Federation, the Constitutional Court of the Russian Federation, the Supreme Court of the Russian Federation, the Supreme Arbitration Court of the Russian Federation and the Prosecutor General of the Russian Federation.

U.P. Ch. Is early discharged from office in the following cases:

1) engage in the above activities, incompatible with the employment of the post of W.P.

2) the entry into legal force of the conviction of the court in respect of USP;

3) inability of the USP for health reasons or for other reasons to perform their duties for a long time (not less than 4 months in a row);

4) the application of the application of UP Ch. On the resignation of powers.