The main theoretical aspects of the control and supervisory function of the state and society

The article touches upon the problem of distinguishing the concepts of “control” and “supervision”, draws attention to the fact that despite the frequent use of these concepts both at the level of law and in the theory of law, nevertheless, there is no unity of understanding of the content of the listed definitions. Based on the study of regulatory legal acts, the positions of specialists in the field of administrative law, criteria were proposed that delimit control and supervision, their specific features were highlighted. It is noted that state supervision is a managerial category, the supervisory activity of the state, of course, correlates with control, but state administrative and supervisory activity has its own separate purpose. Attention is also drawn to the fact that in July 2021, the relevant law defines new principles of state control and supervision, such as: the principle of the rule of law, legality, transparency, legal order, objectivity, independence, justice, equality, responsibility. The authors conclude that it is important and necessary to distinguish the definitions of “control” and “supervision”, and emphasize that the performance of functions of executive authorities of the subjects of the Russian Federation is possible only on the basis of the above principles.