THEORETICAL AND PRACTICAL ASPECTS OF A LEGAL EXPERIMENT (ON THE EXAMPLE OF A NEW PROCEDURE EXPERIMENT FOR PRE-TRIAL APPEAL AGAINST DECISIONS OF A CONTROL (SUPERVISORY) BODY)

We raise questions related to the theoretical and practical aspects of the implementation of a legal experiment in the Russian Federation. The purpose of the study is to consider the problem of conducting an experiment on pre-trial appeal against decisions of the control (supervisory) body, actions (inaction) of its officials, which is implemented from August 17, 2020 to June 30, 2021. The study of this topic is particularly relevant in the light of the state control and supervision reform through the introduction of the “regulatory guillotine” mechanism. We analyze the approaches to the essence of the legal experiment that have developed in science, consider the experiments previously conducted in the country, characterize the position that determines the procedure for conducting a legal experiment in the field of pre-trial appeal against decisions of control (supervisory) bodies, present the positions of practicing lawyers on the implementation of this experiment. We conclude that the implementation of a legal experiment in practice is positive, since it contributes to the development of legal regulation in one area or another and the use of this institution in the field of control and supervisory relations will allow the continued effective reform of the state control and supervision system.