Indicators and criteria for evaluating the effectiveness of the goal-setting mechanism in administrative law norms

The author has established that criteria for assessing the effectiveness of the mechanism of goal-setting within administrative law norms represent a clearly defined measure for evaluating the research object through quantitative and qualitative indicators. In turn, indicators of effectiveness of the mechanism of goal-setting within administrative law norms are generalized characteristics of the research object, expressed either numerically or qualitatively. It has been proven that criteria for assessing the effectiveness of the goal-setting mechanism of administrative law norms can include functional, social, economic, political, ideological, and other categories. The functional criterion enables assessment of the completeness and correctness with which legislators define the objectives and purposes of administrative law norms. Social criteria reflect the extent to which individuals’ rights and freedoms are realized in their interactions with public authorities and officials, as well as the organizational and legal capacity of individuals to engage in administrative legal relationships, among other aspects. Social criteria can be presented through both quantitative indicators (e.g., the ratio of actual instances of exercising specific rights in the public sphere to intended cases; number of administrative services provided; number of registered non-governmental organizations or unions; levels of social tension in society, etc.) and qualitative indicators (e.g., quality and simplicity of administrative and social service provision, level of social protection of the population, public safety, etc). Economic criteria may reflect the capability of the administrative law goal-setting mechanism to establish conditions for the efficient use of budgetary and other resources aimed at achieving legislative objectives. They may include data on financial and other costs incurred through the application of administrative law norms, as well as the degree to which the state’s fiscal function is fulfilled. The primary economic indicators are various quantitative measures, while qualitative indicators may demonstrate the degree of transition from a certain type of administrative legal relationship to another, more optimal and qualitative state, resulting from the effective operation of administrative law norms and proper determination of their goals at the stage of their creation. Political criteria allow assessment of how effectively the mechanism of goal-setting within administrative law norms contributes to achieving state goals and objectives, as well as supporting the state’s internal and external functions and obligations.