The article deals with the correlation among such legal categories as freedom, legal initiative and discretion. The authors establish the connection and the difference between the concepts «freedom» and «discretion». The concept «discretion» is viewed from various aspects (institutional, practical). In the article the topical theoretical problems of the legal initiative are discussed. The initiative is said to be the most important category in the field of implementation of civil society interests. The concept «legal initiative» has been developed sufficiently neither in theory of law nor in other sciences. In the article the issues concerning the subjects of the legal initiative is highlighted. Also, the authors mention such types of law initiative as public and law-making ones that are similar and alike in their legal nature. In the article the importance of developing common issues of law enforcement discretion is argued. The law categories as freedom, discretion and legal initiative are similar in their nature and content. Freedom is a measure of possible behavior of a person. Discretion has acquired law enforcement trend, but at the same time this freedom is limited by authorities. Besides, in an institutional sense legal initiative is a constant opportunity to produce different legal consequences whereas in a practical sense initiative is said to be specific initiative actions of the subjects on the basis of law.
law, discretion, law enforcement activity, freedom law initiative, types of law initiative, discretion subjects, law initiative subjects
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