396 LECTURE QUESTIONS OF DEVELOPMENT OF LAWS ON ADMINISTRATIVE PROCEEDING IN THE RUSSIAN FEDERATION Presentation at the St. Petersburg International Legal Forum May 19, 2016 KUTAFIN UNIVERSITY LAW REVIEW By Vladimir Pligin (Russian Federation) Author PhD (Law), Member of the State Duma, the Federal Assembly of the Russian Federation, Honored Lawyer of the Russian Federation 20 Myasnitskaya ulitsa, Moscow, Russia, 101000 vpligin@hse.ru Abstract This article is devoted to the analyzes of the issue of laws on administrative proceeding in the Russian Federation. <...> There are various concepts establishing administrative courts or independent administrative legal procedures. <...> In this article the author prefers the concept respecting the role and importance of procedural rules. <...> The article examines the procedural legislation in this area in particular the Code of Administrative Offences. <...> There are some proposals concerning the issue of examination of amendments to the Code of Administrative Offences with regard to the procedure applied to serve notices and process to a foreign state. <...> In the article is also proposed to www.kulawr.ru Volume 2 Оctober 2016 Issue 2(6) Vladimir Pligin Questions of Development of Laws on Administrative Proceeding in the Russian Federation 397 implement the mandatory representation in cases concerning challenging administrative regulations. <...> In the conclusion the author highlighted the importance of the adoption of the Code of Administrative Proceedings of the Russian Federation. <...> Keywords Administrative Proceeding, administrative courts, Lawfulness and rule of law, rights, freedoms and lawful interests 10.17803/2313-5395.2016.2.6.396―414 Over the last ten years, various concepts of establishing administrative courts or independent administrative legal procedures in the Russian Federation have been discussed by the scientific community, law upholders, and lawmakers. <...> Furthermore, these discussions mentioned the view towards the administrative procedure that is based upon the tendency of underestimating the role of proceedings rules against the substantive ones within the general system of law. <...> Lawfulness and the rule of law in the country are impossible without procedural law, since it is to some extent a form to implement substantive law and is intended to ensure the application of substantive law through the regulation of the manner and methods. <...> Therefore, one should not diminish the role and significance of procedural rules. <...> Their derivation from the substantive rules does not mean that they are of secondary nature. <...> Remediation of violated or disputed rights, freedoms and lawful interests <...>