Title of the article

Norms of International Law in the Legal System of Russia and the Limits of Their Execution

 Authors 

Aleksey V. Karpushkin — Associate Professor, Department of State and Legal Subjects, Institute of Law, Penza State University, Candidate of Law, 40 Krasnaya Street, Penza, 440026, Russia, kistin.sergei@yandex.ru

 Category 

LEGAL POLICY OF THE STATE: THEORY, HISTORY, PRACTICE

Year,.Volume, Number 

2020, Vol. 8, № 3 (31)

 Pages 

28-36

 Article type 

Original article

 Index UDK 

342.4

 DOI 

10.21685/2307-9525-2020-8-3-4

 Abstract 

The relevance of the article is due to the fact that the Constitution, recognizing the universally recognized principles and norms of international law and international treaties of Russia as an integral part of its legal system, does not determine the legal force of the norms and principles not contained in the treaties, which needs to be clarified. The priority of international treaties of Russia before its laws raises the question of its coordination with state sovereignty. In this regard, it is relevant to consider the possibility of non-fulfillment by Russia of international obligations if, in the interpretation of the Constitutional Court, they do not comply with the Constitution. In the course of the study, the following conclusions were made. The norms and principles of international law affecting human rights, but not contained in international treaties of Russia, based on part 1 of Article 17 of the Constitution, must have the same legal force as international treaties. Since the Constitution has the highest legal force, international treaties that have not entered into force are checked for compliance with it. Therefore, the priority of international treaties over the national legislation of Russia, due to the voluntary signing of the treaty and its consistency with the Constitution, does not infringe on state sovereignty, but gives substantial additional guarantees of the rights and freedoms of citizens. It was also concluded that the possibility of non-enforcement of decisions of inter-state bodies based on an international treaty (which are also an integral part of the Russian legal system) is unacceptable, as it is not consistent with part 4 of ar-ticle 15 and article 79 of the Constitution.

 Keywords 

Constitution, international law, international treaty, Constitutional Court, legal system, state sovereignty

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Karpushkin A.V. Norms of International Law in the Legal System of Russia and the Limits of Their Execution. Electronic scientific journal «Science. Society. State», 2020, vol. 8, no. 3, pp. 28-36, available at: http://esj.pnzgu.ru. DOI: 10.21685/2307-9525-2020-8-3-4. (In Russian).