Journal of Environmental Treatment Techniques
2019, Volume 7, Issue 4, Pages: 841-846
petty corruption manifests itself, the public danger of which
is often underestimated. As it is noted Yu.V. Truncevski
literature makes it possible to conclude that some social
rights and the mechanism of their implementation were
studied specifically. Therefore, Yu.S. Kabanova (2018)
considered the human right to access to cultural values E.V.
Chulichkova (2018) concerned the rights of citizens on a
favorable environment (2, 11, 15, 23, 26).
(
2018) "...domestic corruption is a phenomenon with deep
historical roots and pervasive, this phenomenon is generated
by the interaction of ordinary citizens and officials of lower
and middle level. Domestic corruption is widespread,
especially in education, health care and other segments of the
social sphere" (29).
Returning to the characteristics of corruption offenses, we
emphasize that the category in question officially appeared
relatively recently. Thus, the Federal law of December 25,
2008 on anti-corruption defines that " ... anti-corruption is
the activity of detection, prevention, suppression, disclosure
and investigation of corruption offenses (fight against
corruption). Anti-corruption is aimed at minimizing and (or)
eliminating the consequences of corruption offenses (article
1). One need to pay attention that the corruption is based on
the principle of inevitability of responsibility for corruption
offences (article 2), etc. Let us give another example of the
use of the designated categories in the current legislation on
combating corruption. Thus, one of the duties of a civil
servant is to notify the head and other authorized entities of
the fact of inducing him/her (the employee) to commit
corruption offenses (article 9).
Using the term corruption offense legislation does not
disclose its content, thereby making this category somewhat
abstract. It seems to us that this provision in the current
legislation weakens the regulatory and protective potential of
the law on combating corruption. Taking into account the
peculiarities of the legal means involved in combating
corruption, it can be concluded that a corruption offense
based on the criteria of public danger can be divided into
corruption crime; corruption administrative offense, as well
as corruption disciplinary offense. The designated illegal acts,
each in its own way, cause harm to protected public relations.
We also emphasize that each of the above-mentioned acts is
an integral element of corruption as a social and legal
phenomenon.
Petty corruption in view of its prevalence forms an
unfavorable moral and psychological climate in society, it
must be recognized that this form of corruption is a breeding
ground for other forms of corrupt behavior. The public
danger of petty corruption, as was already noted, is
underestimated, while a holistic anti-corruption in the system
of public administration without countering petty corruption
is ineffective. An integral state system of combating
corruption should cover all levels of manifestation of this
social phenomenon, only in this case can we count on a
certain positive result in combating corruption manifesting
itself, in particular in the social sphere. Attention should be
paid that the social sphere is the basis for the formation of the
concept of a social state. In addition, the social sphere as an
institutional category enables citizens to realize the social
rights granted to them, as well as to receive the necessary
social protection from the state. The current legislation does
not define such a category as social sphere; however, this
definition has its own doctrinal interpretation. As it is noted
M.D. Chesnokova (2009)" ... the social sphere includes the
area of social life associated with the formation of man, the
development of his/her abilities, in addition, it concerns the
full satisfaction of his/her basic life needs" (9).
Thus, we can conclude that the social sphere, the area of
human life that helps him/her to develop, as well as to satisfy
their rights in the field of culture, education, science, art,
sports, to receive from the state social assistance, support, as
well as various kinds of social benefits and guarantees. The
social sphere performs other functions that enable a person to
feel a complete personality. Let us note that the full
functioning of the social sphere is possible with the proper
level of social protection, in this regard, we note that social
protection is a kind of legal protection of the individual. As it
was noted at the time S.D. Poroshchuk (1994) "...social
protection assumes the presence of the actual opportunities at
the disposal of the society, for the provision of particular
categories of citizens with certain social benefits, as well as
the regulatory consolidation in the law of corresponding
social benefits’ providing ".
In 2017 for the Commission of corruption offences 6, 8
thousand legal entities were involved to administrative
responsibility. The most common administrative offense of
corruption is article 19.28 of the Code of administrative
offences of Russia. Thus, in 2017, 503 cases on
administrative offences under this article were initiated.
Because of the work of the Prosecutor's office to oversee
compliance with anti-corruption legislation, 464 legal entities
were brought to administrative responsibility. The total
amount of administrative fines imposed on legal entities
amounted to 950, 7 million rubles.
The level of social protection and social security of
citizens directly depends on the quality of economic
development of the state. A number of social rights of
citizens, despite their constitutional consolidation, are subject
to adjustment in difficult economic conditions. In this regard,
it is necessary to agree with E.G. Azarova (2018) who
pointed to «... instability of social rights, as well as the
reduction of guarantees of the constitutional rights of citizens
in all elements of the social sphere." It should be noted that
the social rights of citizens are logically interrelated with the
social sphere. Therefore, it is possible to agree with T.K.
Mironova (2008) who noted "...social rights are rights that are
realized in the social sphere". The review of the scientific
As it was already mentioned, the danger of corruption is
very significant, corruption undermines the foundations of
statehood, distorts the principles of the legal and social state,
harms the economy, it should also be emphasized that due to
corruption there is a violation of the rights and freedoms of
citizens. Among the system of rights and freedoms of
citizens, which are violated because of corruption, social
rights, the implementation of which is identified with the
social state, occupy a special place. We must agree that the
social rights of the individual, as the phenomenon is
relatively new, this group of rights in fact began to be
discussed only in the twentieth century. As it is noted E.V.
Aristov (2017) "...the spread in the twentieth century of social
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