pravoПравоприменениеLaw Enforcement Review2542-15142658-4050Dostoevsky Omsk State University10.52468/2542-1514.2024.8(2).33-42pravo-921Research ArticleПРИМЕНЕНИЕ НОРМ ПРАВА ОРГАНАМИ ГОСУДАРСТВЕННОЙ ВЛАСТИTHE LAW ENFORCEMENT BY PUBLIC AUTHORITIESКульт писаной конституции и дилеммы конституционных изменений: научные подходы и практика применения делиберативного конституционализмаThe cult of the written constitution and the dilemmas of constitutional changes: scientific approaches and practice of deliberative constitutionalismhttps://orcid.org/0000-0001-5291-7177КравецИ. А.KravetsI. A.

Кравец Игорь Александрович – доктор юридических наук, профессор, и.о. заведующего кафедрой конституционного и муниципального права, главный научный сотрудник Института философии и права; ResearcherID: N-9219-2015, Scopus AuthorID: 57224000209

630090, Новосибирск, ул. Пирогова, 2

Igor A. Kravets – Doctor of Law, Professor; Acting Head, Department of Constitutional and Municipal Law; Chief Researcher, Institute of Philosophy and Law; ResearcherID: N-9219-2015, Scopus AuthorID: 57224000209.

2, Pirogova ul., Novosibirsk, 630090

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Обсуждаются основы культа писаной конституции, соотношение принципов верховенства и верности конституции и конституционных изменений в современных демократических государствах, дилеммы юридического конституционализма и формирование доктринальных основ и практики применения делиберативного и диалогического конституционализма в условиях развития народного участия в конституционных изменениях. Анализируется дискуссия о понимании делиберативного и диалогического конституционализма, особенности природы общероссийского голосования и правовые позиции органа конституционного правосудия в России по вопросу общероссийского голосования, перспективы совершенствования принципа народного суверенитета и институтов участия граждан, гражданского общества, профессионального и экспертного мнения в российской конституционной доктрине и в законодательстве.

The subject

The subject. The article discusses the scientific foundations of the cult of a written constitution, the relationship between the principles of the supremacy of the constitution and fidelity to the constitution, on the one hand, and the forms and methods of constitutional changes in modern democratic states, on the other hand.

The aim of the article is to reveal the dilemmas of legal constitutionalism in the context of the formation of doctrinal foundations and the practice of applying deliberative and dialogical constitutionalism in modern jurisprudence and the practice of constitutional development.

Methodology

Methodology. The author uses deliberative and epistemological approaches, methods of formal-legal, concrete-historical, comparative constitutional-legal and complex analysis. Main results, scope of application. A special field of knowledge is being formed, which is called “comparative constitutional changes”. The scientific school of constitutionalism proposes to see the purpose of this field of knowledge in the development and improvement of forms and methods of participation of the people, citizens, civil society, professional and expert opinion in constitutional changes. The study provides a critical constitutional analysis of the peculiarities of the nature of all-Russian voting and the legal positions of the body of constitutional justice in Russia on the issue of all-Russian voting, prospects for improving the principle of popular sovereignty and the institutions of citizen’s participation, civil society, professional and expert opinion in the Russian constitutional doctrine and in legislation.

Conclusions

Conclusions. The cult of a written constitution dominates in the contemporary world of democratic constitutional states that differ in socio-economic and political-legal indicators of their development on the geopolitical and legal map of the planet. In the practice of contemporary states, except for the adoption of a draft new constitution, the most common practice is to express individual preferences (“for” or “against”) citizens regarding the content of each amendment or several interrelated amendments. The theory of deliberative constitutionalism is multifaceted and is intended to scientifically substantiate the prospect of expanding the constitutional basis for democratic decision-making and creating a democratic basis for constitutional change. Deliberative constitutionalism, as a theory of engagement in constitutional communication, serves the purpose of seeking collective wisdom in matters of constitutional design and constitutional change. The cult of a written constitution is combined with an inclusive constitutional paradigm for the development of democratic states, which involves the development of deliberative and imperative forms of citizen’s participation. Russian constitutionalism needs to further expand popular participation in the development and discussion of decisions of a constitutional nature.

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