Motivation in the system of legal regulation of public relations
https://doi.org/10.26907/2541-7738.2025.1.158-168
Abstract
The motivational effect of legal norms, which is an important part of their formation and implementation, has been out of the research focus until recently. This article examines the motives for an individual’s actions or inactions embedded in the norms of public law. Using the method of formal logic, the legislative approaches to the development of norms that encourage an individual’s lawful behavior, actions beneficial to both the society and state, and proactive performance were discussed. The concepts under study were analyzed by the comparative legal method. The dimensions of motivation in the system of legal regulation of public relations were identified. The results obtained show that motivation not only shapes the behavioral attitudes of a private individual but also influences decisionmaking in persons with special legal status, such as government or municipal employees. The legislator does not always account for the motivational component of legal norms, even though it plays a crucial role in legal regulation. The conclusion was made that the motivational impact of legal norms on the process of legal regulation is exerted through the proponents of legal ideology, thus making it critical to maintain the balance and consistency of both regulatory norms and norms defining legal ideology. A careful consideration of the process of adopting regulatory legal acts reveals that motivation is a fundamental element of decision-making by authorized bodies.
About the Authors
A. F. Malyj
Kazan Federal University
Russian Federation
Russian Federation
Aleksandr F. Malyj, Dr. Sci. (Law), Full Professor, Honored Lawyer of the Russian Federation, Department of Constitutional and Administrative Law
Kazan
A. A. Nigmetzyanov
Kazan Federal University
Russian Federation
Russian Federation
Almaz A. Nigmetzyanov, Cand. Sci. (Law), Associate Professor, Department of Constitutional and Administrative Law
Kazan
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Malyj A.F., Nigmetzyanov A.A. Motivation in the system of legal regulation of public relations. Uchenye Zapiski Kazanskogo Universiteta Seriya Gumanitarnye Nauki. 2025;167(1):158-168. (In Russ.) https://doi.org/10.26907/2541-7738.2025.1.158-168
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