COMPARATIVE ANALYSIS OF REGULATORY LEGAL ACTS REGULATING THE HOLDING OF RALLIES, MEETINGS AND DEMONSTRATIONS

Abstract

The right to organize meetings in a democratic society is one of the basic political rights of citizens and is an important guarantee of citizens’ participation in democratic governance. Citizens organizing rallies, meetings, demonstrations, processions, pickets, flash mobs, and other types of mass gatherings freely demonstrate their ideas. Today, although there is no regulatory legal document defining the procedure for the effective exercise of the right to organize rallies, meetings, and demonstrations guaranteed by the Constitution of the Republic of Uzbekistan, this responsibility is established following the article 217 of the Criminal Code of the Republic of Uzbekistan, and articles 201, 202 of the Code of Administrative Responsibility. Organizing these events indicate the presence of inconsistencies in legislation. In the course of this work, international and national regulatory legal acts regulating the organization of rallies, meetings, and demonstrations have been thoroughly studied. The situation with the coverage and guarantee of the right to rallies, assemblies, and demonstrations under modern national legislation, as well as the issue of responsibility has been investigated. The opinions of scientists and experts on the legislation regulating rallies, meetings, and demonstrations in our country, and the legislation of foreign countries, have been comparatively analyzed. Conclusions have been drawn that the adoption of a regulatory document managing the organization of rallies, meetings, and demonstrations in our country is an urgent problem today.