SOCIETY INVOLVEMENT AS ONE OF THE MOST EFFECTIVE TOOLS TO PREVENT CONFLICTS OF INTEREST IN THE PUBLIC SECTOR

Jaroslavs Strelcenoks Teaching, Studying for a PhD /The Faculty of Law at the Turiba University (Latvia)

The problem of corruption is one of the most pressing in the world. Corruption increases distrust of officials and the state. It contributes to the creation of a disrespectful attitude towards regulations. Active work is underway throughout the world to prevent corruption and conflict of interest. The author offers one of the most effective tools to solve this problem – the active involvement of the public in public administration processes. This tool can significantly reduce the risks of corruption and conflict of interest.
Based on the practice of Latvia in involving the public in public administration processes, the author carries out a comparative analysis of the involvement of society in anti-corruption processes: in the right to receive information, in the right to exercise public control over the property status of officials, in the right of participation of public organizations in the activities of various ministries and departments. The author analyses the international assessments of Latvia in the perception of corruption and reveals a pattern. States that promote the involvement and active participation of society in public sector processes carry out the most effective activities to prevent conflicts of interest of public officials. Thus, the author, using general scientific as well as special methods of legal knowledge: analysis and synthesis methods, scientific induction method, deduction method and comparative method, proves his hypothesis that society involvement is one of the most effective tools to prevent conflicts of interest in the public sector.

Ключевые слова: гражданское общество, конфликт интересов, предотвращение коррупции, государственный сектор