The Public Chamber of the Russian Federation as an element of a democratic legal statehood and a developed civil society
The article is devoted to the Public Chamber of the Russian Federation. It is viewed from the point of view of an element of democratic legal statehood and a developed civil society. The author came to the conclusion that the modern Russian legislation regulating public relations in the sphere of the functioning of civil society and its interaction with state authorities and local self-government is in the stage of active formation. In the context of the development of a «capable civil society», public institutions, acting as an indirect form of participation of citizens of the Russian Federation in the management of state affairs, acquire a special role. This situation objectively makes it necessary to reform the constitutional and legal status of the Public Chamber of the Russian Federation.