Keyword: «independent expert»

One of the threats to the national security of the Russian state is corruption. The high level of corruption of public authorities creates favorable conditions for the development of terrorism, extremism and other negative phenomena. Anti-corruption is a complex systemic activity aimed at preventing, combating corruption, as well as minimizing and eliminating corruption offenses. A special role in the system of preventive measures against corruption is assigned to anti-corruption expertise, which is the activity of authorized entities to verify regulatory legal acts and their projects in order to identify corruption-causing factors in them and then eliminate them. The author substantiates the role of anti-corruption expertise as the most important component of law-making activities, notes the importance of institutions of public control, namely independent experts accredited by the Ministry of Justice of the Russian Federation to conduct anti-corruption examinations. An analysis of the current anti-corruption legislation and scientific sources reveals a number of problems in the implementation of the institute of anti-corruption expertise in general, and independent in particular. Legislation in the field of anti-corruption expertise needs to be improved, taking into account the analysis of emerging problems in the practical activities of authorities and independent experts.