Lawmaking activities of internal affairs bodies

Introduction: the article is devoted to the lawmaking activities of internal affairs bodies. The analysis of existing points of view allowed the authors to formulate conclusions about the specific features of lawmaking activities carried out by state authorities in general and internal affairs bodies in particular. Also in this article, the authors revealed the legal nature of the sources of law-creative powers, highlighted the principles of lawmaking activities, and revealed the forms of law-making activities of internal affairs bodies. Materials and Methods: the methodological basis of the study was the universal dialectic method of cognition, scientific methods of analysis and synthesis, formal legal method, legal basis of the research was the Constitution of the Russian Federation, federal laws, decrees of the President and the Government of the Russian Federation, departmental acts of the MIA of Russia. Results of the Study: based on the research, the authors concluded that the lawmaking activities of the internal affairs bodies are carried out in two main directions, the first of which is to issue normative acts of a departmental nature within the established competence, and the second - in the development and adoption of normative acts of other state bodies and federal executive authorities. Findings and Conclusions: the authors highlighted the specific features of lawmaking undertaken by law enforcement agencies, which are determined by the special legal status of internal affairs bodies, the specific features of the normative subject, the extent of its rule-making powers and legal nature issued by departmental acts.