Future Generations of the Humanity in the Constitutional Law Regulation System

The article reviews the issues related to the determination of the legal position of the future generations of the humanity in the constitutional law regulation system based on the methodological framework of the theory of law, international law, constitutional law. The author emphasizes that the regulation is usually carried out from the perspective of general approaches to human rights and in a narrower scope of the issues of environmental protection, financial burden imposed on the future generations of the humanity. Special attention is paid to legislative approaches applied in the Russian Federation (including on the level of constituent entities of the Russian Federation, municipal structures) in respect of the future generations of the humanity. It is stated that the regulation is performed in the matters of ecology, biological diversity, culture, architecture, urban development, economics, social sphere, healthcare, archiving. The future generations of the humanity are mostly understood as non-born citizens (residents) of our country.

On the Social Welfare State in Russia

The article is devoted to the issues of defining Russia as a social state. The author reflects on the constitutional amendments, which are designed to ensure the implementation of the basis of the constitutional order of the social state. The article also indicates that some constitutional amendments are deeper in scope and content than previous rules. Thus, the principle of mutual trust between the state and society can act as a fundamental basis for other principles, in particular, for the principle of social solidarity.

On the Concept of the Human Rights Activities and the Human Rights System or on Organizational and Legal Prerequisites for the Nationwide Happiness

The terms “human rights activities” and “human rights system” are widely used in domestic law and law enforcement practice. The human rights dimension is represented in the functioning of almost all public authorities, from the ordinary police officer to the head of State. For many State and non-State organizations, human rights activities are profiling. Between, the category of human rights activities is not established in the special literature, nor is there a legislative definition of the concept, scope and subject of this sphere of activity. Accordingly, there is no proper coordination of human rights activities on the part of public authorities. The article specifies the content of the human rights function of the state and proposes approaches to increase its effectiveness.

The 2020 Constitutional Reform in the Russian Federation as a Way to Strengthen the Nation

The article considers the positive changes of the Russian Constitution, implemented during the constitutional reform of 2020, justified the relevance and significance of the constitutional reform of 2020, which for the Russian Federation is an important step towards strengthening the nation as a multinational people of Russia, its unity. The return to the text of the constitution of traditional spiritual and moral values of Russian society, filling with real content of the social character of the modern Russian state is made with the understanding that the nation in Russia is a civilizational union of many peoples. The consolidation of the multi-ethnic people of Russia is considered in the spiritual, moral, social, economic, political and civilizational levels, when the consolidation of cultural unity of modern Russia is carried out at the same time protecting the identity of all peoples and ethnic communities of the Russian Federation. It is concluded that the constitutional reform of 2020 has not removed from the agenda the question of the need for a new Constitution of Russia.

Society as an Object of the Constitutional Law Regulation: Criteria and Functions

The author gives the essence of the society and its separate parts, raises the questions of understanding of the constitutional reflection of the society, the main point of the constitutional regulation of public relations, determination of its key elements.

Tendencies of the Regulation of the Conflict of Interests Institution as an Instrument of Control over Loyalty of Political Elites and the Mechanism Guaranteeing the Trust of the Society in Government in Some Countries of the Former USSR

The article is dedicated to the modern practices of the legal regulation of the conflict of interests institution ensuring the trust of the society in the public government in some countries of the former USSR within the framework of the 2020 multi-vector constitutional reform in Russia. A comparative analysis is used to single out peculiarities of the statutory and doctrinal approaches in ensuring loyalty of political elites and the mechanism ensuring mutual public-state trust in the countries of the former USSR.

On Challenging Justice Mechanism Novelties of 2020 to the Constitution of the Russian Federation

The article deals with problematic issues related to the 2020 amendments to the Constitution of the Russian Federation in the field of justice in the context of innovations: positive, negative, surprising, and not introduced, but, in the author’s opinion, necessary for introduction. The author considers the constitutional legalization of arbitration proceedings to be positive. Negative — the gap in the unity of the status of Russian judges, two provisions, as well as the assignment of quasi-judicial functions to the President of the Russian Federation and the Federation Council in relation to a part of the judicial corps. Surprising-constitutional bans for judges to have citizenship, residence permit, etc. of another state, as well as to have accounts in foreign banks located outside the Russian Federation, and store money and valuables in them, since these bans were established by law in 2008 and 2013. The author refers to the following missing but necessary innovations: constitutional consolidation of the institution of judicial assessors, along with professional judges who administer justice; it is also prohibited for judges (along with other categories of persons holding public positions) to own real estate objects in foreign countries.

Review: Baburin S.N. Integrative Constitutionalism : monograph. — Moscow : Norm: Infra-M, 2020. — 264 p.

The review contains the information and scientific evaluations of the research carried out by one of the most famous Russian constitutional law scientists.

The 2020 Reform of the Constitutional Court of the Russian Federation: “Who Will Be Watching the Watchmen”

The article presents an analysis of amendments introduced to the Federal Constitutional Law On the Constitutional Court of the Russian Federation within the framework of the 2020 constitutional reform. The authors review two areas of reformation of operations of the Constitutional Court: the organizational and management aspect and the transformation of powers to carry out constitutional compliance assessment.

The Establishment of the Supervisory Government in China

This paper examines amendments to the Chinese Constitution made in 2018, concerns the establishment of supervisory commissions. The Supervision Law of the PRC which develops Constitutional provisions is also studied. The author analyzes legal status of the State Supervision Commission and local supervision bodies. There is made a conclusion that abovementioned bodies have broad powers in the field of extra-judicial struggle against corruption. Moreover, it is argued that supervision bodies are not under control of administrative and judicial bodies of the PRC, and that they are responsible to the people’s congress only. Despite of the fact of supervision bodies’ independence they are welded with Central Commission for Discipline Inspection. Therefore, these bodies give the Chinese Communists Party additional tools of influence on Chinese society.