Legal significance of determining the nature of a non-normative legal acts to ensure the effective protection of civil rights

The author examines the problems associated with the division of relations, based on the different nature of the non-legislative acts of the public authorities and local self-government. It shows fundamental difficulty in distinguishing legal disputes to be resolved by the rules of a civil or administrative proceedings. The proposed approach to develop acceptable criteria for assessing the nature of relationships that directly affect the definition of the relevant type of proceedings.