The relevance of the paper is associated with a poor theoretical framework and insufficient elaboration of many methodological and procedural questions of the freedom of conscience and religion under the contemporary conditions of Russia. With regard to this, the paper presents a number of general and particular problems of theory, legislation and practice of enforcement thereof pertaining to the criminal liability for crimes against the freedom of conscience, religion and interfaith consent. In Russia which is a multi-religious and multi-national country just like in the entire world, the current situation in freedom of conscience and freedom of religion is characterized as a crisis one, needing a way out as the right for the freedom of conscience and freedom of religion is one of the basic human and civil rights, the enforcement of which playing the pivotal part in the question of human rights as a whole. Disregarding the said right turns such notions as the “state of law” and “civic society” fictitious. The paper views questions associated with the freedom of conscience and religion as an object of criminal law protection: the problems of theory, legislation and law enforcement practice. The aspects of deliberately provocative actions against not only the religious feelings of believers but also the moral principles of the society as a whole have been revealed and analyzed in the work. The materials of the paper are of practical value for specialists in criminal law, social work, for higher education institution students, as well as to everyone interested in the problems of youth.

http://www.eurasianjournals.com/pdf-78759-14819?filename=Freedom of Conscience and.pdf

Freedom of Conscience and Religion as an Object of Criminal Law Protection: The Problems of Theory, Legislation and Law Enforcement Practice

В работе понятие «публичная власть» рассматривается, как уровень политической власти, осуществляемый органами государственной власти и местного самоуправления на трех уровнях территориального деления России. Указывается, что в конституционном законодательстве впервые вводится понятие «система публичной власти», как система взаимодействующих субъектов власти, автором делается вывод о необходимости совершенствования механизма взаимодействия между субъектами системы власти, расширения и конкретизации вопросов ст. 73 Конституции РФ, а так же обеспечения самостоятельности органов местного самоуправления внесением изменений в ФЗ «Об общих принципах организации местного самоуправления в РФ». Рассматривается место Конституционного суда в системе публичной власти регламентируемая поправками к Конституции, сделаны выводы о том, что предварительный нормоконтроль Суда обеспечивает эффективность и стабильность системы публичной власти. Автором установлена необходимость совершенствования механизма предварительного контроля законов субъектов по вопросам ст. 72 Конституции РФ, предлагается конкретизировать основания, согласно которым международные акты не могут действовать на территории России. 

The constitutional court in the mechanism of improving the system of public authority of the russian federation: issues of theory and practice

The paper is devoted to examination of the main approaches to the definition of the concept of «public power» that has developed in the theory of state and law, in constitutional and administrative law. The analysis of theoretical and legal views allowed the author to conclude that public power in the theory of state and law is defined as an institutionalized legal social power supported by the force of coercion and exercised within a certain territory or social community. General theoretical conclusions and provisions have been developed in public law (state law) studies. The Russian theory of constitutional law is dominated by the concept of public power as the people’s power, according to which all power in the Russian Federation belongs to its multinational people. In addition, in constitutional law, a systematic approach to the definition of the concept of «public power» is widespread. As a rule, the systematic approach distinguishes three types (forms, levels) of public power: direct public power (direct democracy, public power), state power, municipal power. In administrative law, the research of public power has not been as widespread as in constitutional law. At the same time, the analysis of scientific sources allowed the author to single out institutional (public power is viewed through the prism of government bodies) and functional (public power as a set of functions and powers of government bodies and organizations endowed with state authority) approaches as the main approaches. The author concludes that regardless of the initial positions used by various public law doctrines the basic properties of public power include legitimacy, complexity, institutionality, functionality.

Main Approaches to «Public Power» Definition in Public Law (State Law) Doctrines

The article is devoted to the current distribution of jurisdiction between the orders of government in the Russian Federation. The author compares the actual system of this distribution with the constitutional and legislative provisions and reveals significant discrepancies between the practice and normative settings. The greatest concerns are caused by the constitutional lists of powers within federal jurisdiction and within joint jurisdiction of the Russian Federation and its constituent entities, and by the “residual” competence that have not undergone conceptual changes for almost thirty years. The article analyzes the technical changes made in recent years to these constitutional lists, as well as other innovations in the distribution of jurisdiction between the orders of government that are related to the constitutional reform of 2020 and other recent transformations. Following his findings, the author makes some proposals to update the regulatory framework for the distribution of jurisdiction between the orders of government.

Distribution of Jurisdiction Between the Orders Of Government in Contemporary Russia: Practical Situation and Normative Framework

Constitutional foundations of social and territorial cohesion and the differentiation of public power. The new reading and 25 years of experience with the implementation of certain provisions of the Constitution of the Russian Federation, 1993

A. Savenkov

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Constitutional foundations of social and territorial cohesion and the differentiation of public power. The new reading and 25 years of experience with the implementation of certain provisions of the Constitution of the Russian Federation, 1993