The subject of the research is the administrative and legal norms regulating the implementation of public control in general and public control in the sphere of procurement for state and municipal needs. The author analyzes scientific approaches to understanding the nature of public control, refers to the historical experience of implementing popular control during the Soviet period, highlights its specific features, and addresses the legal regulation of public control at the current stage of development of the Russian state. Examples from judicial and administrative practice are provided, indicating the inefficiency of public control and the complexity of its practical application, which hinders the realization of the key principle outlined in the procurement legislation – the principle of transparency. The author also presents international experience in the implementation of public control concepts in foreign countries. The methodology of the research is based on the use of a general scientific systemic method as well as specific scientific methods: historical-legal and comparative-legal. The scientific novelty of the research is determined by the identification of features related to the implementation of the principle of transparency and the limits of the capabilities of public control in the sphere of procurement for state and municipal needs. Conclusions: at present, public control in the sphere of procurement for state and municipal needs is extremely limited and ineffective; the legislation in this area is not synchronized with the legislation regarding public control in general. It is advisable to synchronize legislation, include the public oversight over compliance with administrative-procedural legislation in the researched sphere within the scope of public financial control in procurement, as well as to consider the possibility of introducing the institute of social observers, similar to that in Mexico, who would have access to all necessary materials regarding procurement and objectively assess compliance with administrative and financial legislation according to developed criteria.
Kirill Dmitrievich Loschilin (Thu,) studied this question.