The Institute of the Ombudsman for the Rights of Indigenous Peoples in the Constituent Entities of the Russian Federation: Main Directions for Improvement

The paper has investigated the human rights activities of the State authorities of the constituent entities of the Russian Federation in the context of small indigenous peoples as persons having constitutional and legal status and a higher level of guarantees than ordinary citizens have because of their paucity. The author questions the independence of local laws from the State authorities of the constituent entities of Russian Federation using comparative analysis of regional laws of the Republics of Buryatia, Sakha (Yakutia), Kamchatka and Krasnoyarsk Regions with regard to appointment of ombudsmen to their offices, remuneration and financial support from regional budgets. The circumstances under consideration together with the lack of uniform approaches to the scope and nature of the functional instruments of authorized persons have served as the basis for the development of recommendations to coordinate their activities, to adjust the legal framework of the constituent entities of the Russian Federation in terms of requirements for applicants, and the scope of powers assigned to enforce human rights potential that are of practical importance and can be used by the authorities in in their rule-making work.

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