| Abstract [eng] |
The citizens' right to participate in the conducting the public affairs is accepted as one of the democracy principles constituting the base of the good governance. The members states of the European Council have to embed the participation principle in the internal laws and, if necessary, in the Constitutions. The legal aspects of participatory governance in local self-government are analysed in this article. In accordance with the documents of international organisations, international and Lithuanian acts of law, participation is one of main principles of the good governance. The analysis of participation principle helps to disclose in which way and in what forms local residents can participate in management of the public municipal affairs. It is identified, that the content of participation principle includes: direct participation of local residents in preparation of and discussion on the decisions' projects; direct participation of local residents in the meetings, rallies and polls; direct participation in the analysis of public petitions. Furthermore, the municipal institutions have to inculcate the principles of self-government in the institutions of education, cultural and in other, to support associations initiatives, which are related to the managing the public municipal affairs. Accomplished analysis of law acts allowed to establish that the implementation of residents' municipal rights is concurrent with the institutions, through which this right is implemented, and (or) with the organisation and activity of their accountable institutions. |
