Features of Legal Status of Organizations, Established Pursuant to Federal Laws, and Organizations, Established for Fulfillment of Tasks, Assigned to Federal State Bodies
The article discusses the features of the legal status of organizations against officials whose legislation against corruption provides additional anti-corruption measures are the same as apply to public servants. Concludes that the legal status of the organizations concerned are completely different. Rallying point for them is essentially only the Federal Law "On Combating Corruption", according to which range of organizations, the most significant for the state and society in terms of corruption risks, determined by government approval lists of specific legal entities. The article provides a critical assessment practices of approving lists of organizations that have special importance for the state and society in terms of corruption risks. This practice is discriminatory and violates the constitutional principle of equality before the law and the courts. In the anti-corruption legislation is proposed to define the categories of legal entities which are most significant for the state and society in terms of corruption risks. In determining relevant categories of legal entities must treat them not only organizations which have the legal relationship with the Russian Federation, but also other organizations, which in terms of corruption risks are of particular importance for society and the state. These organizations are invited to refer seven categories of legal entities.