The head of state is the highest official with legal authority to manage and make decisions within the framework of the Constitution within a particular country, as well as the person responsible for the country's position on the world stage. In Russia, these functions are performed by the president. Accordingly, presidential decrees are the highest legal documents.
Definition
The functions of the leader of a country of any status — a republic, a monarchy, a federation — include making managerial, managing, and other decisions designed to strengthen political, social, and economic development. Officially documented decisions signed by the head of state are called "presidential decrees." These orders apply to the entire state. The main principle of these documents is the absence of a contradiction to the country's main law - the Constitution. Thus, from a legal point of view, presidential decrees follow the Constitution and federal laws in order of importance.
Types of Decrees
Documents issued by the leader of the state are of two types - normative and non-normative. Regulatory legal documents are in the nature of commonality, that is, their effect is distributed to an unlimited circle of people, it involves a long and repeated application. These, for example, include a decree that approved the provision on Russian state awards.
In addition, there are also non-normative acts, which, more simply, are of an individual legal nature, that is, they have a targeted purpose. For example, dismissal documents or appointments relate to such. The presidential decrees on awarding prizes, military ranks, and on granting political asylum or pardon are also of this nature.
Effective Dates
Regulatory decrees of the President of the Russian Federation gain legal force seven days after they are published on official resources, and all over the state at the same time. If the documents contain information of varying degrees of secrecy or are classified as state secrets, such presidential acts become valid at the time of their sight by the signature of the head of state.
In addition, there are decrees in content designed to fill in legal gaps in federal legislation. In this case, the deadline for their implementation depends on when the relevant bills are developed and adopted. In this case, the decree is meant to be transformed into a legislative initiative with its further submission to the State Duma.