THEORETICAL ASPECTS OF THE CORRELATION BETWEEN LOBBYING AND CORRUPTION

The article substantiates the thesis that at the sectoral level, legislation on lobbying and anti-corruption legislation have different subject matter and method of legal regulation. The subject of legal regulation of lobbying activities is public relations arising from the promotion of private interests in public authorities in order to reflect these interests in the adopted political and legal decision. The main difference between lobbying and corruption is as follows: both lobbyists and bribe-takers can promote legitimate interests, but if lobbying is the promotion of legitimate interests by legal means, then corrupt methods are always qualified as illegal.