Mandatory resolutions as a source of norm-setting for city self-government in the improvement of Tashkent at the turn of the 19th-20th centuries

the article examines the mandatory resolutions of the Tashkent City Duma as an important source of rulemaking in the field of urban self – government aimed at improving the city in the late 19th and early 20th centuries. The article examines the role of these resolutions in regulating public life, creating regulations that determined the order of landscaping and construction, sanitary standards, and also ensured safety and comfort for citizens. The resolutions of the City Duma were published in the Turkestan Vedomosti newspaper and included both binding and prohibiting norms of behavior for city residents, which underlines their importance as a legal instrument in managing the urban environment. The article analyzes their impact on the development of Tashkent's infrastructure, the order of construction and improvement of streets, as well as the regulation of sanitary conditions. The article highlights the key problems faced by local authorities in the implementation of these regulations, such as lack of resources and organizational difficulties. The study highlights the importance of mandatory regulations as one of the factors influencing the development of the urban environment, and their role in the process of forming the legal framework for city self-government.

Turkestan Governorate General, Tashkent, City Regulations of 1870, improvement, mandatory regulations, city self-government