Ukuzimela kombuso wasekhaya waseRussia kwaqalwa kokubili ngenxa yokuhlangenwe nakho kwasekhaya, futhi ngaphansi kwethonya lamazinga omhlaba. A kude nendima yokugcina kule nqubo idlalwe yi-European Charter of Local Self-Government. Leli dokhumenti lamukelwa ngomhlangano wesigodi ngo-1985 futhi ezinyangeni ezimbalwa kamuva kwavulelwa ukuba isayinwe. Eminyakeni eyalandela, izinhlinzeko zalo zisekelwa iningi lamazwe angamalungu eMkhandlu waseYurophu. I-Russia Charter YaseYurophu yasayinwa ngo-1996. Ngakho-ke, okwamanje, uhulumeni wasekhaya ezweni lethu lakhiwe ngesisekelo somthetho sombhalo.
Le Charter yenza bonke abahlanganyeli ukuba bahloniphe imigomo yezomthetho eqinisekisa ukuzibusa, ezezimali nezombusazwe zeziphathimandla zendawo. I-European Charter of Local Self-Government, njengamaphepha amaningi afanayo, iqala ngesandulela futhi iqukethe izingxenye ezingu-3.
Isiqalo sichaza imigomo yoMkhandlu waseYurophu futhi ithi uhulumeni wendawo uhulumeni uyisisekelo esingenakulinganiswa sohlelo lwentando yeningi. Njengesivumelwano sezenhlalo seYurophu, le dokhumenti igcizelela ukubaluleka kwamalungelo omphakathi. Ingxenye yokuqala ichaza umqondo wombono wentando yeningi wokuzimela komasipala wendawo, unquma ububanzi bawo, izindlela zokuvikelwa ngokomthetho, imithombo yezimali kanye nezinqubo zokuqapha imisebenzi yayo. Ngokuyinhloko, ngokusho kwakhe, okuyinhloko yombuso wendawo yikhono kanye nelungelo labantu ukuphatha izindaba zomphakathi ngaphakathi komthetho. Ingxenye yokuqala ye-Charter iphinde ibonise ukuthi ukuzibusa kwangempela akunakwenzeka ngaphandle kokhetho lwamahhala.
Ingxenye yesibili ikhombisa inani lezibopho abazibandakanya ezithatha zona. Engxenyeni yesithathu ye-European Charter ye-Self Self-Government inezinhlinzeko ezichaza imininingwane yokwamukelwa, ukusayina nokuqala ukusebenza kwalo mbhalo.
I-European Charter ye-Self Self-Government isibe isenzo sokuqala semithetho ehlukene esichaza futhi sivikela izimiso zokuzimela kwendawo. Isekelwe esimisweni sokuxhaswa. Ngokusho kwakhe, izinkinga ezixazululwa emazingeni aphansi kahulumeni akufanele zihanjiswe phezulu. Ukungenela kukahulumeni ophakathi kuyadingeka kuphela ezimweni ezihlukile. Mayelana nalokhu, amandla amaningi kahulumeni kufanele afakwe eziphathimandla eziseduze nezakhamizi. Naphezu kokuthi imigomo esemthethweni ye-Charter ngokuyinhloko yindalo yokuncoma, ukugcinwa kwabo kuyadingeka ukuvumelanisa lesi sivumelwano kwanoma yiliphi izwe. Ngesikhathi esifanayo, idokhumende echazwe iphinde iqale izibopho ezithile zabahlanganyeli. Ngakho-ke, umthetho wekhaya wasekhaya kumele uqaphele isimiso sokuzimela kwendawo. Kuyafaneleka futhi ukuphawula ukuthi izifunda ezikhona zamalungu eMkhandlu waseYurophu kumele zithumele ulwazi kuNobhala-Jikelele welo dumbi ngamalungiselelo omthetho abelwe ukuhambisana noMqulu wabo.