Ildar Khalikov: the Ministry of justice helps republican legislation base stay up-to-date

RT Ministry of justice plays an important coordinating role in the republican executive power system, Acting RT President and PM Ildar Khalikov stated at a final collegium of the Ministry of justice on January,12.

Head of the ministry Midkhat Kurmanov made the key report on the ministry’s results for 2011. In particular, he informed the plan of legislative activity of the RT Cabinet has been fulfilled by the institution again. RT Cabinet introduced 14 laws for consideration to deputies of RT State Council.

The ministry of justice has performed a large amount of work on registering municipal regulatory legal acts issued in 2006-2011, and rendering legal aid to republican municipalities.

The staff of the ministry took part in development of 2000 legal acts of local self-government, implemented legal assessment of more than 1500 drafts. The ministry is in charge of control over realization of a long-term target program on legal awareness of the public and rendering legal aid to RT citizens in 2011-2013. Reception and consulting services are being provided for citizens within the confines of free legal aid. Video reception of citizens was put into practice in 2011.

Support of work of Justice of the Peace is an important activity of the justice ministry. By words of Midkhat Kurmanov, due to concern of Tatarstan President and RT Cabinet problems of financial and administrative support of work of Justice of the Peace were solved more efficiently in 2011.

Midkhat Kurmanov suggested organizing an official publication of Tatarstan regulatory legal acts on a special web-site instead of traditional print media. Head of RT Government Ildar Khalikov supported the idea and reminded that in 2011 it was practiced for the first time on a federal level, and now it can be implemented in regions.

Commenting on the results of Ministry of justice for 2011 Ildar Khalikov noted all the tasks set before the institutions have been successfully fulfilled. The PM believes legal education plays an important role in public life. He announced a need for taking efficient measures on implementing the program of legal awareness of the public and rendering legal aid to citizens.

Ildar Khalikov proposed to augment efforts on financial and administrative support of work of Justice of the Peace and said republican leadership is going to continue working in this sphere.

Finally the PM reminded 2012 is marked by 20th anniversary of the RT Constitution.