LEGAL POSITIONS OF THE CONSTITUTIONAL COURT OF THE RUSSIAN FEDERATION IN THE SPHERE OF LEGAL RESPONSIBILITY OF LOCAL SELF-GOVERNMENT BODIES AND THEIR OFFICIALS

The scientific article analyzes the legal positions of the Constitutional Court of the Russian Federationin the field of legal responsibility of local governments and their officials, notes the important role of theConstitutional Court of the Russian Federation as the highest body of constitutional justice and its influenceon the legal framework in the field of local government, including legal liability of bodies and officials oflocal self-government. Particular attention is drawn to the legal positions in which the Constitutional Courtof the Russian Federation analyzes the concepts of “local self-government bodies’ and “local self-government officials”, determines the forms of responsibility of the head of the municipality, deputy, member of theelected body of local self-government, elected official of local self-government, and as well as municipalemployees.