The direct effect of the Constitution: from law theory to practice

In this paper, we analyze the principle of direct effect of the Constitution of the Russian Federation in the context of law enforcement activities related to the protection of the rights and freedoms of man and citizen, consider existing theoretical approaches to determining the direct effecet of the Constitution, as well as analyze the feasibility of these approaches in practice. As a hypothesis, we suggested practical impossibility of using of the Principal Law of Russia by the courts and authorities of direct action, until the principle of direct-acting, and officials of the government, which must be guided by this principle in everyday activities, get serious ideological support and social protection. According to the results of the study, we concluded that the principle of direct effect guarantees the personal, political and socio-economic rights and freedoms of man and citizen, focuses society on such changes, due to which a person is transformed from a passive subject into an active participant of building a legal state.

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