The Law Enforcement Practice in the Sphere of Identification of Cultural Heritage Sites

The paper studies the arrangement of works aimed at identification of cultural heritage sites on the example of Moscow. An analysis of the regulatory framework has confirmed broad discretion of the executive authority that has powers in the sphere of protection of cultural heritage sites. The author also characterizes the line of reasoning of judicial authorities that have reviewed administrative disputes over inclusion or denial of inclusion of an object with attributes of a cultural heritage site in the list of identified cultural heritage sites.