Uniformed services in the Ministry of Internal Affairs. Supervision or subordination, services or forces

The article discusses the issue of functional and grammatical interpretation of the notions of supervision, subordination, and service, including uniformed services and forces. Interpretation of the above notions is considered in the context of the uniformed services of the Ministry of Internal Affairs. In the author’s opinion, in the current legal orders, the existing dependence of the entities indicated in the article in terms of supervision and subordination on the minister responsible for internal affairs is not clearly defi ned and may cause diffi culties in its correct perception. The author highlights the fact that the mentioned issues have never been the subject of a deeper analysis both in literature and in doctrine. This may result from the fact that they concern a limited group of people who, due to the adopted hierarchy of government administration bodies, in principle recognize their subordination to the superior body. The fi nal part of the article is suggested as a starting point for a broader discussion on the necessary amendment to some applicable normative acts.