The Role of the Constitutional Court in Protecting the Rights and Freedoms of Citizens

The article reveals the history of the Constitutional Court, its legal powers, and the procedure for citizens to apply to the Constitutional Court. The author considers the problems in the legal regulation of the state and judicial bodies of the country. The author emphasizes the importance of protecting the rights and freedoms of citizens as one of the most important tasks of the state, and constitutional control is the most effective way to protect violated human rights. The article also emphasizes that the Constitutional Court may initiate legal proceedings only upon the existence of an appeal by citizens or their associations, but not on its own initiative. The Constitution establishes the rule of law, the equality of all before it, the need to respect the rights of every citizen of the country, and the desire for justice. Thanks to the well-coordinated work of the Constitutional Court, all the laws of the state are checked for their compliance with the Constitution, starting from the main normative acts, ending with the normative acts of the subjects of the Russian Federation and municipalities. To apply to the Constitutional Court, it is necessary to have a well-founded complaint regarding the infringement of the right and the complaint must be filed before the execution of one year after its consideration in a court of other instances. If certain provisions of the law are found to be contrary to the Constitution, the case is reviewed in the usual manner. At the same time, citizens or their associations have the right to expect reimbursement of expenses, i.e. payment of state duties, travel or accommodation expenses, lawyers ' fees, postage. Also, a citizen of the Russian Federation has the right to claim compensation for the loss of his time due to the violation of his rights. The article also refers to the combination of formal and material control in the activities of the Constitutional Court of the Russian Federation. The impartiality of the Constitutional Court is a lever for the development of the legislation of the Russian Federation at the level of the subject of the Russian Federation and at the federal level, influencing the democratic structure of the state, human rights and freedoms. In disciplining the legislator in the adoption of laws, constitutional justice is of great importance. The Constitutional Court of the Russian Federation checks constitutional acts, considers complaints about violated rights of citizens. It consists of the Chairman of the Constitutional Court and his deputies.

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