THE INSTITUTION OF THE COMMISSIONER FOR HUMAN RIGHTS IN THE RUSSIAN FEDERATION AND DEFENSE OF RIGHTS AND FREEDOMS OF THE PERSON AND THE CITIZEN

Abstract

The article examines the role of the Commissioner for Human Rights in the process of formation of legal culture of population, being the most important and at the same time poorly implemented goal of the Russian state. A set of measures aimed at enhancing the legal culture of the population by the state, the education of the younger generation in the spirit of democracy, development of creative potential of the nation is considered. The Commissioner is noted to be central to the field of the legal education of the population. Its activities are aimed at the improvement of the awareness of the society about its rights and freedoms guaranteed by the law, as well as the mechanisms of defense and restoration of infringed rights and freedoms. The necessity of strengthening and centralizing of the Commissioner's office that are to facilitate the larger implementation of the human rights policies of the state in order to enhance the legal culture of the population is substantiated. For implementation of these goals it is offered to create the extensive network of the permanent presence chambers of the Commissioner in all regions and constituent entities of the Russian Federation. The theoretical and practical mechanisms are offered for improving the institution of the Commissioner for Human Rights in the Russian Federation in the system of formation of citizens‘ legal culture as the basis and legal guarantee of protection of rights and freedoms of man and citizen. The author concludes that the Commissioner for Human Rights appointed to the position by the State Duma of the Russian Federation and being, as a rule, an authoritative figure of the human rights movement in his or her country, does not possess, however, any specific public-authoritative powers. Nevertheless, it doesn't prevent this public official from reacting effectively on cases of human rights violation in the Russian Federation.