Concerning the concept of legal responsibility for violations of environmental legislation

The article highlights the main issues related to definition of concept legal responsibility for violations environmental legislation. approaches characterization are analyzed, taking into account general theoretical responsibility, its features and components. Legal liability violation legislation is one institutions law legislation, it quite debatable, which justifies practical significance. an important element ensuring rational use natural resources, their protection basic rights citizens aimed at compliance with norms prevention offenses, basis positive Attention focused on strengthening ecological order, requires new mediating interaction nature society, indicated as most effective means such especially relevant current stage statehood development improvement content form activities. At same time, restoration order implemented through protection, provided by sanctions violated approach regarding existence retrospective indicated. essence type, consists in adverse consequences violator law, while voluntary implementation prescriptions. types outlined, including: criminal, administrative, civil disciplinary. In addition, a complex category characterized. positions scientists highlighted refined proposed, characterized type appropriate relationship, hand, between offender competent state authorities, other committed offense , and, result, provides corresponding obligations accordance requirements relation person (give report one's illegal behavior bear restrictions property, organizational or nature) authorized bodies (apply measures coercive state-legal influence committed) criminally -, disciplinary means.