Annotation

The purpose of this article is to clarify the definition of administrative-procedural activity in public administration and distinguish it from a number of related concepts. The methodological basis of the work is formed by general and specific scientific (historical-legal, comparative legal, descriptive, and content analysis) methods of understanding legal reality. The article substantiates the conclusion that administrative procedures for protecting the rights, interests, and freedoms of citizens cannot be effectively applied in the absence of transparent and properly regulated general administrative procedures, primarily in the area of adopting by-laws and management decisions at various levels of public authority. A promising way to address the development of administrative-procedural legislation is the adoption of federal laws "On Regulatory Legal Acts in the Russian Federation" and "On Administrative Procedures in the Russian Federation." The scientific and practical significance of this work lies in its substantiation of the proposition that administrative legislation should enshrine democratic procedures for the adoption of normative acts of varying legal force, define the powers of public authorities in this area, and systematize the body of secondary legislation.