THE ROLE OF THE COUNCIL OF MINISTERS OF THE RUSSIAN EMPIRE AND THE IMPERIAL FINNISH SENATE IN REALIZATION OF THE LEGISLATIVE INITIATIVE (1907-1909)
The importance of scientific research problem of the peculiarity of legal regulation of the activity of the Council of Ministers of the Russian Empire and the ImperialFinnishSenateinrealizationofthelegislativeinitiativeisdeterminedby the significance of changes in the legal status of Grand Duchy of Finland within the Russian Empire after the First Russian Revolution. The application of the law in force here faced considerable dificulties, caused by the conflict between the imperial government and authorities of the Grand Duchy of Finland. The subject of this study is the realization of the right of legislative initiative by the Council of Ministers of the Russian Empire and the local government - the Imperial Finnish Senate. The purpose of the article is to analyze of changes in legislation in this period, and specificity of the interpretation of legal provisions by participantsinthelegislativeprocess.Themethodologyoftheresearchconsists of historical-legal and comparative legal methods. Based on the analysis of the factual material, the author makes considerable innovation conclusion that the position of the Russian government had more reasonable legal grounds in a dispute with the Finnish side about the limits of the legislative initiative right of the local government. However, the success of the imperial authorities in this sphere hindered not only the growth of the autonomy of the Grand Duchy of Finland, but also the general development of its legislation. Materials of the ar-ticle deserve the attention of specialists in the area of history of law and state administration of the national regions of the Russian Empire.