The state, with the help of its organs, constantly regulates all kinds of aspects of public life. In particular, we are talking about foreign and domestic policy, economics, science, culture, healthcare, social welfare and so on.
What are law enforcement agencies?
The protection of freedoms, as well as various kinds of human rights, is one of the most significant tasks of the state and its bodies. This is stated in the constitution of the Russian Federation. In addition to this protection, their priority tasks include ensuring law and order, the fight against crime, offenses, protecting the interests of enterprises and organizations.
To some extent, all this is carried out by public organizations, municipal, state bodies, but there are special bodies whose activities are directly related to the protection of law. They are called law enforcement. Their activities, as a rule, are specific, and their powers are very broad. Law enforcement agencies of foreign countries and Russia may differ from each other. The fact is that there is still enough debate about which specific units to relate to them.
The activities carried out by law enforcement agencies are called law enforcement. It means the activities carried out by specially authorized bodies whose main functions are the suppression, as well as the prevention of all kinds of offenses, punishment of those responsible, as well as the restoration of the rights of victims.
Law enforcement agencies of Russia carry out their activities for the following purposes:
- protection of the state and sovereignty, constitutional order;
- protection, freedoms, rights, as well as individuals;
- the protection of society, as well as all its values.
Law enforcement agencies today carry out:
- justice. This refers to the activities carried out exclusively by the courts to resolve and consider all kinds of criminal as well as civil cases, and makes certain reasonable decisions on them, which are based on the law. Justice is administered by arbitration courts, justices of the peace, courts of general jurisdiction. Apart from them, no one else has the right to do this;
- constitutional review. This control is carried out by the Constitutional Court of the Russian Federation. He checks the compliance of laws with those standards that are set out in the main law of our country. In addition to laws, this law enforcement body checks the legal acts of state bodies, the legality of the actions of senior officials;
- organizational support of judicial activity. Law enforcement agencies may be responsible for the normal functioning of the judiciary. As a rule, they have great authority in their field of activity;
- prosecutorial supervision. This term refers to the activities carried out by the prosecutor's office. It is associated with the prevention and suppression of violations of the law. It is produced using prosecutorial response measures ;
- identification, as well as investigation of the crime. This activity is carried out by law enforcement bodies of the preliminary investigation or bodies of inquiry. It is aimed at the disclosure of crimes, the search for the perpetrators, at their direct prosecution;
- providing legal assistance. This is done by the notary, as well as the bar.
Law enforcement is different. At first glance, it seems that everything is clear, but a lot of controversy often arises about them. Some reputable people argue that courts should not be part of law enforcement. This opinion has many supporters, but the courts still remain on this list, as their activities have a coercive effect.