ОСОБЛИВОСТІ МІСЦЕВОГО САМОВРЯДУВАННЯ В АВТОНОМНІЙ РЕСПУБЛІЦІ КРИМ

In the article, a political analysis of special features of local government in the Autonomous Republic of Crimea is performed and the features due to its autonomy status are revealed.Constitution of Ukraine denies the existence of any other legislative bodies, except Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine, including at the local level, assignment of legislative powers to the level of local autonomy is prevented.Thus territorial autonomy is actually reduced to the decentralization of executive power only that characterizes the phenomena of ordinary local government.We conclude that in modern conditions democratic decentralization of state power should not reduce only to distribution of the functions and powers in the executive branch. Regarding to the separation of powers theory, rule-making function is an exclusive prerogative of parliaments, this means it should not exist any bodies that are authorized to issue regulations in the state mechanism. There is a question, why governments can issue regulations that have power of the law and representative bodies of territorial autonomy are deprived of right to exercise certain powers of legislative nature within the limits set by the constitution and laws?Verkhovna Rada Autonomous Republic of Crimea has a subordinate nature, and therefore territorial autonomy should be classified as a decentralization form of state power. However, the scope of its authority is broader than the scope of powers ordinary of local governments.Verkhovna Rada Autonomous Republic of Crimea, regarding to Art. 93 of the Constitution of Ukraine, is not recognized as a subject of legislative initiative in Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine. Giving to it such rights would strengthen the status of Verkhovna Rada Autonomous Republic of Crimea, and would bring it closer to the Parliament rather than to the representative body of regional level. Moreover, such standard is typical for European countries among which are autonomies.Проаналізовано особливості функціонування місцевого самоврядування в АРК з огляду на місцеве самоврядування України; виокремлено специфіку місцевого самоврядування на території півострова, зумовлену статусом автономії та розглянуто можливості зміцнення самоврядного потенціалу АРК